diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b92a6397b..b7ce3cfe5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "hapi": "^14.1.0",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.8.0",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.12.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^0.14.0",
     "passthrough-counter": "^1.0.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",