diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ad9bd0..e30c183 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "cids": "~0.5.2",
     "eth-hash-to-cid": "~0.1.0",
     "ethereumjs-account": "^2.0.4",
-    "ethereumjs-block": "^1.7.0",
+    "ethereumjs-block": "^1.7.1",
     "ethereumjs-tx": "^1.3.3",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.6.1",
     "merkle-patricia-tree": "^2.2.0",