diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 600cba9bdc..8f089b6419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
             deps: ipfs-core@$PWD/packages/ipfs-core/dist
           - name: types with typed js
             repo: https://github.com/ipfs-examples/js-ipfs-types-use-ipfs-from-typed-js.git
-            deps: ipfs-core@$PWD/packages/ipfs-core/dist,ipfs-core-types@$PWD/packages/ipfs-core-types/dist
+            deps: ipfs-core@$PWD/packages/ipfs-core/dist
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
index 62101f303d..fdb9d5dbff 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import bufferStream from 'it-buffer-stream'
 import * as raw from 'multiformats/codecs/raw'
 import * as dagPB from '@ipld/dag-pb'
 import resolve from 'aegir/utils/resolve.js'
+import { sha256, sha512 } from 'multiformats/hashes/sha2'
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
@@ -479,6 +480,22 @@ export function testAddAll (factory, options) {
         .and.to.have.property('name').that.equals('TimeoutError')
     })
 
+    it('should add all with sha2-256 by default', async function () {
+      const content = String(Math.random() + Date.now())
+
+      const files = await all(ipfs.addAll([content]))
+
+      expect(files).to.have.nested.property('[0].cid.multihash.code', sha256.code)
+    })
+
+    it('should add all with a different hashing algorithm', async function () {
+      const content = String(Math.random() + Date.now())
+
+      const files = await all(ipfs.addAll([content], { hashAlg: 'sha2-512' }))
+
+      expect(files).to.have.nested.property('[0].cid.multihash.code', sha512.code)
+    })
+
     it('should respect raw leaves when file is smaller than one block and no metadata is present', async () => {
       const files = await all(ipfs.addAll([Uint8Array.from([0, 1, 2])], {
         cidVersion: 1,
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
index a0b582978b..9ee887b120 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { fromString as uint8ArrayFromString } from 'uint8arrays/from-string'
 import last from 'it-last'
 import * as raw from 'multiformats/codecs/raw'
 import * as dagPB from '@ipld/dag-pb'
+import { sha256, sha512 } from 'multiformats/hashes/sha2'
 
 const echoUrl = (/** @type {string} */ text) => `${process.env.ECHO_SERVER}/download?data=${encodeURIComponent(text)}`
 const redirectUrl = (/** @type {string} */ url) => `${process.env.ECHO_SERVER}/redirect?to=${encodeURI(url)}`
@@ -274,6 +275,22 @@ export function testAdd (factory, options) {
         .and.to.have.property('name').that.equals('TimeoutError')
     })
 
+    it('should add with sha2-256 by default', async function () {
+      const content = String(Math.random() + Date.now())
+
+      const file = await ipfs.add(content)
+
+      expect(file).to.have.nested.property('cid.multihash.code', sha256.code)
+    })
+
+    it('should add with a different hashing algorithm', async function () {
+      const content = String(Math.random() + Date.now())
+
+      const file = await ipfs.add(content, { hashAlg: 'sha2-512' })
+
+      expect(file).to.have.nested.property('cid.multihash.code', sha512.code)
+    })
+
     it('should add with mode as string', async function () {
       // @ts-ignore this is mocha
       this.slow(10 * 1000)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/add-all/index.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/add-all/index.js
index 3b0e8ce78e..2cb5a15069 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/add-all/index.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/add-all/index.js
@@ -9,16 +9,19 @@ const mergeOptions = mergeOpts.bind({ ignoreUndefined: true })
 /**
  * @typedef {import('multiformats/cid').CID} CID
  * @typedef {import('ipfs-unixfs-importer').ImportResult} ImportResult
+ * @typedef {import('multiformats/hashes/interface').MultihashHasher} MultihashHasher
+ * @typedef {import('ipfs-core-utils/multihashes').Multihashes} Multihashes
  */
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} Context
  * @property {import('ipfs-repo').IPFSRepo} repo
  * @property {import('../../types').Preload} preload
+ * @property {Multihashes} hashers
  * @property {import('ipfs-core-types/src/root').ShardingOptions} [options]
  * @param {Context} context
  */
-export function createAddAll ({ repo, preload, options }) {
+export function createAddAll ({ repo, preload, hashers, options }) {
   const isShardingEnabled = options && options.sharding
 
   /**
@@ -81,6 +84,13 @@ export function createAddAll ({ repo, preload, options }) {
       }
     }
 
+    /** @type {MultihashHasher | undefined} */
+    let hasher
+
+    if (opts.hashAlg != null) {
+      hasher = await hashers.getHasher(opts.hashAlg)
+    }
+
     const iterator = pipe(
       normaliseInput(source),
       /**
@@ -88,6 +98,7 @@ export function createAddAll ({ repo, preload, options }) {
        */
       source => importer(source, repo.blocks, {
         ...opts,
+        hasher,
         pin: false
       }),
       transformFile(opts),
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
index f74b57f9d3..6eaafb829c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ class IPFS {
     const { add, addAll, cat, get, ls } = new RootAPI({
       preload,
       repo,
-      options: options.EXPERIMENTAL
+      options: options.EXPERIMENTAL,
+      hashers: this.hashers
     })
 
     const files = createFiles({
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/root.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/root.js
index 1469dcf82d..f0da3f8458 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/root.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/root.js
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ export class RootAPI {
   /**
    * @param {Context} context
    */
-  constructor ({ preload, repo, options }) {
+  constructor ({ preload, repo, hashers, options }) {
     const addAll = createAddAll({
       preload,
       repo,
-      options
+      options,
+      hashers
     })
 
     this.addAll = addAll