diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
index 42ba926c9c..2a0ea651a6 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aegir": "^37.0.11",
+    "aegir": "^40.0.4",
     "delay": "^5.0.0",
     "go-ipfs": "^0.12.1",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^12.0.3",