diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index 5f3f4281ca..6ff8932472 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^3.0.0",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.4",
     "@types/update-notifier": "^6.0.1",
-    "aegir": "^37.0.11",
+    "aegir": "^40.0.4",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.0",
     "electron-webrtc": "^0.3.0",
     "go-ipfs": "^0.12.1",