diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f8915b59..8e4dac8af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "aegir": "^6.0.0",
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.6.0",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.7.1",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^0.14.0",
     "passthrough-counter": "^1.0.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",