diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index c9a4671a33..b2564e0088 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "ws": "^7.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/ws": "^7.4.0",
+    "@types/ws": "^8.2.1",
     "aegir": "^36.0.1",
     "ipfs-core": "^0.12.2",
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",