diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d908183deb..728ad3befa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "dlv": "^1.1.3",
     "err-code": "^2.0.0",
     "explain-error": "^1.0.4",
-    "file-type": "^12.0.1",
+    "file-type": "^16.5.4",
     "fnv1a": "^1.0.1",
     "fsm-event": "^2.1.0",
     "get-folder-size": "^2.0.0",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.1",
     "ipfs-block-service": "~0.16.0",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^38.0.0",
-    "ipfs-http-response": "~0.3.1",
+    "ipfs-http-response": "~0.6.1",
     "ipfs-mfs": "^0.13.0",
     "ipfs-multipart": "^0.2.0",
     "ipfs-repo": "^0.28.0",