diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab8d93abaa..71575ddc07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     "libp2p-delegated-peer-routing": "^0.3.1",
     "libp2p-floodsub": "^0.18.0",
     "libp2p-gossipsub": "~0.0.5",
-    "libp2p-kad-dht": "~0.16.0",
+    "libp2p-kad-dht": "~0.18.2",
     "libp2p-keychain": "^0.5.2",
     "libp2p-mdns": "~0.12.0",
     "libp2p-record": "~0.7.0",