diff --git a/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json b/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
index e396a2eb..4e781f24 100644
--- a/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
+++ b/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^14.1.0",
     "ipns": "^9.1.0",
     "kubo": "^0.28.0",
-    "kubo-rpc-client": "^4.1.1",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "^5.0.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^5.1.0",
     "undici": "^6.18.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/interop/package.json b/packages/interop/package.json
index 46e3a15b..e493c180 100644
--- a/packages/interop/package.json
+++ b/packages/interop/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^14.1.0",
     "kubo": "^0.28.0",
-    "kubo-rpc-client": "^4.1.1",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "^5.0.2",
     "magic-bytes.js": "^1.10.0",
     "multiformats": "^13.1.0"
   },