diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a06d74..a9aea65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     "cborg": "^6.1.1",
     "interface-datastore": "^10.0.0",
     "multiformats": "^14.0.0",
-    "protons-runtime": "^7.0.0",
+    "protons-runtime": "^8.0.1",
     "timestamp-nano": "^1.0.1",
     "uint8arraylist": "^3.0.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^6.1.1"