diff --git a/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json b/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
index b7fa5ad8..49f1b4e5 100644
--- a/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
+++ b/packages/gateway-conformance/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.6",
     "@sgtpooki/file-type": "^1.0.1",
     "aegir": "^42.2.11",
-    "blockstore-core": "^4.4.1",
+    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.0",
     "datastore-core": "^9.2.9",
     "execa": "^9.1.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/package.json b/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
index 2fec572d..1142be22 100644
--- a/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "@sgtpooki/file-type": "^1.0.1",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.3",
     "aegir": "^42.2.11",
-    "blockstore-core": "^4.4.1",
+    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.0",
     "browser-readablestream-to-it": "^2.0.7",
     "datastore-core": "^9.2.9",
     "helia": "^4.2.2",