diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index d49a71b595..27cedbcd05 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ws": "^7.4.0",
     "aegir": "^33.0.0",
-    "ipfs-core": "^0.6.1",
+    "ipfs-core": "^0.13.0",
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",
     "it-drain": "^1.0.3",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",