diff --git a/packages/interop/.aegir.js b/packages/interop/.aegir.js
index 498799a..35da9fa 100644
--- a/packages/interop/.aegir.js
+++ b/packages/interop/.aegir.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default {
           host: '127.0.0.1',
           port: ipfsdPort
         }, {
-          ipfsBin: (await import('go-ipfs')).default.path(),
+          ipfsBin: (await import('kubo')).default.path(),
           kuboRpcModule: kuboRpcClient,
           ipfsOptions: {
             config: {
diff --git a/packages/interop/package.json b/packages/interop/package.json
index 549fd8e..99c135c 100644
--- a/packages/interop/package.json
+++ b/packages/interop/package.json
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
     "aegir": "^41.0.0",
     "blockstore-core": "^4.0.1",
     "datastore-core": "^9.0.3",
-    "go-ipfs": "^0.22.0",
     "helia": "^2.0.3",
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.14.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^13.0.0",
+    "kubo": "^0.23.0",
     "kubo-rpc-client": "^3.0.0",
     "libp2p": "^0.46.12",
     "merge-options": "^3.0.4",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   },
   "browser": {
     "./dist/test/fixtures/create-helia.js": "./dist/test/fixtures/create-helia.browser.js",
-    "go-ipfs": false
+    "kubo": false
   },
   "private": true,
   "typedoc": {
diff --git a/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts b/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
index c032e86..75f2281 100644
--- a/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
+++ b/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as goIpfs from 'go-ipfs'
 import { type Controller, type ControllerOptions, createController } from 'ipfsd-ctl'
+import * as kubo from 'kubo'
 import * as kuboRpcClient from 'kubo-rpc-client'
 import mergeOptions from 'merge-options'
 import { isElectronMain, isNode } from 'wherearewe'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { isElectronMain, isNode } from 'wherearewe'
 export async function createKuboNode (options: ControllerOptions<'go'> = {}): Promise<Controller> {
   const opts = mergeOptions({
     kuboRpcModule: kuboRpcClient,
-    ipfsBin: isNode || isElectronMain ? goIpfs.path() : undefined,
+    ipfsBin: isNode || isElectronMain ? kubo.path() : undefined,
     test: true,
     endpoint: process.env.IPFSD_SERVER,
     ipfsOptions: {