diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
index cff0f8dfdb..8701ffde04 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "delay": "^4.3.0",
     "dirty-chai": "^2.0.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^1.0.3",
-    "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^2.0.2",
+    "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^3.0.1",
     "ipfs-utils": "^2.2.2",
     "ipld-block": "^0.9.2",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "^0.16.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index c1af7a5f4a..57521a16fd 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "ipfs-repo": "^4.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^1.0.3",
     "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^2.0.2",
-    "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^2.0.2",
+    "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^3.0.1",
     "ipfs-utils": "^2.2.2",
     "ipld": "^0.26.2",
     "ipld-bitcoin": "^0.3.0",