diff --git a/packages/js/explat/package.json b/packages/js/explat/package.json
index 377b1f25e981e..62fdbd927b83e 100644
--- a/packages/js/explat/package.json
+++ b/packages/js/explat/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@automattic/explat-client": "^0.0.5",
 		"@automattic/explat-client-react-helpers": "^0.0.6",
-		"@wordpress/api-fetch": "wp-6.0",
+		"@wordpress/api-fetch": "7.8.1",
 		"@wordpress/hooks": "wp-6.0",
 		"cookie": "^0.4.2",
 		"qs": "^6.11.2"