diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01cbaeefe..d67cacf80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "glob": "^7.1.3",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.13.1",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.15.3",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.17.2",
     "is-ipfs": "~0.6.0",
     "is-pull-stream": "0.0.0",
     "is-stream": "^2.0.0",