diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b8d263455..68d1fe1e9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
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@@ -32719,9 +32719,9 @@
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@@ -94881,9 +94881,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/go-ipfs/-/go-ipfs-0.16.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/go-ipfs/-/go-ipfs-0.18.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11c6e08b1..66d42018b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
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     "fake-indexeddb": "^3.1.8",
     "get-port": "^5.1.1",
-    "go-ipfs": "0.16.0",
+    "go-ipfs": "^0.18.1",
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
     "ipfs": "0.58.3",