diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4eba79f2d..499e3f32e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "hapi": "^15.0.2",
     "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.15.0",
-    "ipfsd-ctl": "^0.15.0",
+    "ipfsd-ctl": "^0.16.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",
     "socket.io": "^1.4.8",
     "socket.io-client": "^1.4.8",