diff --git a/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json b/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
index 9d12cd82b3..c2c2b0fdde 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
+++ b/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "execa": "^5.0.0",
-    "ipfs": "^0.55.1",
+    "ipfs": "^0.61.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^8.0.1",
     "parcel": "2.0.0-beta.2",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",