diff --git a/examples/delegated-routing/package.json b/examples/delegated-routing/package.json
index 164e0d3c54..a2f6ccce68 100644
--- a/examples/delegated-routing/package.json
+++ b/examples/delegated-routing/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "ipfs": "~0.34.4",
+    "ipfs": "~0.51.0",
     "libp2p": "github:libp2p/js-libp2p#master",
     "libp2p-delegated-content-routing": "~0.2.2",
     "libp2p-delegated-peer-routing": "~0.2.2",