diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 812e28f0..46b124ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^2.6.1",
     "bignumber.js": "^8.0.1",
-    "cids": "~0.5.5",
+    "cids": "github:multiformats/js-cid#refactor/cidv1base32-default",
     "debug": "^4.1.0",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "just-debounce-it": "^1.1.0",