diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index db96658cf9f..b1724121b4d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Installing dependencies
           command: |
             npm init -y
-            npm install ipfs@^0.48.1
+            npm install ipfs@^0.49.1-rc.2
             npm install ipfs-interop@^2.0.1
             npm install mocha-circleci-reporter@0.0.3
           working_directory: ~/ipfs/go-ipfs/interop