diff --git a/packages/services/package.json b/packages/services/package.json
index 9681260341f8..66684a2811d2 100644
--- a/packages/services/package.json
+++ b/packages/services/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "commander": "^4.0.0",
     "ganache-core": "2.4.0",
     "http-proxy": "1.18.0",
-    "ipfs": "^0.40.0",
+    "ipfs": "^0.51.0",
     "ipfs-api": "^26.1.2",
     "memdown": "^5.0.0"
   },