diff --git a/packages/interop/package.json b/packages/interop/package.json
index 2b8708ba..92afb95f 100644
--- a/packages/interop/package.json
+++ b/packages/interop/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "@ipld/dag-cbor": "^9.0.0",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^6.0.1",
     "aegir": "^40.0.11",
-    "go-ipfs": "^0.20.0",
+    "go-ipfs": "^0.22.0",
     "helia": "^1.0.0",
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.14.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^13.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts b/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
index ab7e24e1..c032e86d 100644
--- a/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
+++ b/packages/interop/test/fixtures/create-kubo.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-expect-error no types
 import * as goIpfs from 'go-ipfs'
 import { type Controller, type ControllerOptions, createController } from 'ipfsd-ctl'
 import * as kuboRpcClient from 'kubo-rpc-client'