diff --git a/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json b/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
index 5262f7461e..07d13bcafe 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^36.0.1",
     "node-fetch": "npm:@achingbrain/node-fetch@^2.6.4",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.4.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "electron-webrtc": "^0.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
index c611a7081d..ed4b2ff89a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "p-defer": "^3.0.0",
     "protobufjs": "^6.10.2",
     "wherearewe": "^1.0.0",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^36.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index 63e89f6d12..8afdce918c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "multiaddr": "^10.0.0",
     "nanoid": "^3.1.23",
     "protobufjs": "^6.10.2",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ws": "^7.4.0",