diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a388902b..c87eb9d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@chainsafe/is-ip": "^2.0.1",
     "multiformats": "^13.0.0",
-    "uint8-varint": "^2.0.1",
+    "uint8-varint": "^3.0.0",
     "uint8arrays": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {