diff --git a/packages/web3-wrapper/package.json b/packages/web3-wrapper/package.json
index 1183307074..eeafe85d05 100644
--- a/packages/web3-wrapper/package.json
+++ b/packages/web3-wrapper/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         "@0xproject/types": "^0.6.1",
         "@0xproject/typescript-typings": "^0.2.0",
         "@0xproject/utils": "^0.5.2",
-        "ethers": "^3.0.15",
+        "ethers": "^5.0.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.4",
         "web3": "^0.20.0"
     },