diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
index 26f711bd61..96d8ae29fc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "ipfs-bitswap": "^4.0.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "^0.18.0",
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.2.1",
-    "ipfs-core-utils": "^0.6.1",
+    "ipfs-core-utils": "^0.13.0",
     "ipfs-repo": "^7.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^2.0.3",
     "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^3.0.4",