diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 177c5a177..ede4bfe9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "hat": "0.0.3",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^0.3.0",
-    "ipfs-utils": "^0.6.0",
+    "ipfs-utils": "^0.7.1",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.15.0",
     "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.1",
     "is-ipfs": "~0.6.1",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^20.3.2",
-    "ipfsd-ctl": "^1.0.0"
+    "ipfsd-ctl": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "contributors": [
     "Alan Shaw <alan.shaw@protocol.ai>",
diff --git a/src/block/put.js b/src/block/put.js
index 877457330..3e228207d 100644
--- a/src/block/put.js
+++ b/src/block/put.js
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ module.exports = (common, options) => {
       expect(block.cid.multihash).to.eql(multihash.fromB58String(expectedHash))
     })
 
+    it('should put a buffer, using CID string', async () => {
+      const expectedCid = 'bafyreietui4xdkiu4xvmx4fi2jivjtndbhb4drzpxomrjvd4mdz4w2avra'
+      const blob = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }))
+
+      const block = await ipfs.block.put(blob, { cid: expectedCid })
+
+      expect(block.data).to.be.eql(blob)
+      expect(block.cid.toString()).to.eql(expectedCid)
+    })
+
     it('should put a buffer, using options', async () => {
       const blob = Buffer.from(`TEST${Date.now()}`)