diff --git a/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json b/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
index 54bc726e0b..13a83472e5 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-daemon/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
     "node-fetch": "npm:@achingbrain/node-fetch@^2.6.4",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "electron-webrtc": "^0.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
index 6f9bd571d9..c427280c02 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-client/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "p-defer": "^3.0.0",
     "protobufjs": "^6.10.2",
     "wherearewe": "^1.0.0",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index 27ee07edb9..7d61a2dc54 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "multiaddr": "^10.0.0",
     "nanoid": "^3.1.23",
     "protobufjs": "^6.10.2",
-    "ws": "^7.3.1"
+    "ws": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ws": "^7.4.0",