diff --git a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
index 38aa703f5b..af27e76a6c 100644
--- a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
+++ b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "cids": "^0.8.3",
     "ipfs": "^0.48.0",
     "ipld-block": "^0.9.1",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.5",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.19.0",
     "multihashing-async": "^1.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
index a9c6ede7e1..36dc42332b 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "ipfs-utils": "^2.2.2",
     "ipld-block": "^0.9.1",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "^0.15.2",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.5",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.19.0",
     "is-ipfs": "^1.0.3",
     "iso-random-stream": "^1.1.1",
     "it-all": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
index f2dd984c80..29f1d5a591 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ module.exports = (common, options) => {
       const node1bCid = await ipfs.object.put(node1b)
 
       const links = await ipfs.object.links(node1bCid)
-      expect(node1b.Links[0]).to.eql({
-        Hash: links[0].Hash,
-        Tsize: links[0].Tsize,
-        Name: links[0].Name
-      })
+      expect(links).to.be.an('array').that.has.property('length', 1)
+      expect(node1b.Links).to.be.deep.equal(links)
     })
 
     it('should get links by base58 encoded multihash', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
index eb6d4ed75b..deeb97a79d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "ipfs-utils": "^2.2.2",
     "ipld-block": "^0.9.1",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "^0.15.2",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.5",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.19.0",
     "ipld-raw": "^5.0.0",
     "iso-url": "^0.4.7",
     "it-last": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index 71c9ca6b9b..51cfafe064 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     "ipld-bitcoin": "^0.3.0",
     "ipld-block": "^0.9.1",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "^0.15.2",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.5",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.19.0",
     "ipld-ethereum": "^4.0.0",
     "ipld-git": "^0.5.0",
     "ipld-raw": "^5.0.0",