diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 994ccf0..ee785ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     "multiaddr": "^10.0.0",
     "multicodec": "^3.1.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.6.1",
-    "npm": "6.10",
+    "npm": "7.21.0",
     "orbit-db": "^0.28.6",
     "peer-id": "^0.15.1",
     "protobufjs": "^6.11.2",