diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7be2c131a..948220022f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "form-data": "^2.0.0",
     "fs-pull-blob-store": "^0.4.1",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.16.6",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.18.0",
     "left-pad": "^1.1.1",
     "lodash": "^4.15.0",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",