diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index 63e89f6d12..2adb543d6e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "ws": "^7.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/ws": "^7.4.0",
+    "@types/ws": "^8.5.0",
     "aegir": "^36.0.1",
     "ipfs-core": "^0.14.1",
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",