diff --git a/packages/ipfs-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-client/package.json
index e1bc517910..3b8287ccdb 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-client/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "merge-options": "^3.0.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aegir": "^33.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+    "aegir": "^40.0.0",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }