diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1447a8cd8..bd1bf403e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "libp2p-swarm": "^0.5.5",
     "libp2p-tcp": "^0.8.0",
     "multiaddr": "^2.0.3",
-    "peer-id": "^0.4.0",
+    "peer-id": "^0.8.0",
     "peer-info": "^0.7.1",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.1"
   }