diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
index 45a0d982..d3fce585 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     "@types/readable-stream": "^4.0.15",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.3",
     "aegir": "^44.1.1",
-    "blockstore-core": "^4.4.1",
+    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.0",
     "delay": "^6.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^15.0.0",
     "iso-random-stream": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
index ed2e2451..53c42021 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^44.1.1",
-    "blockstore-core": "^4.4.1",
+    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.0",
     "it-last": "^3.0.6",
     "wherearewe": "^2.0.1"
   },