diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ea2b0e..a09efef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "uint8arrays": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aegir": "^42.2.3",
+    "aegir": "^44.0.1",
     "it-length": "^3.0.4",
     "multihashing-async": "^2.1.0"
   },