diff --git a/packages/blockstore-fs/package.json b/packages/blockstore-fs/package.json
index bc3e63c9..7c7f413e 100644
--- a/packages/blockstore-fs/package.json
+++ b/packages/blockstore-fs/package.json
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
     "dep-check": "aegir dep-check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sgtpooki/steno-patched": "^3.1.1",
     "blockstore-core": "^4.0.0",
     "interface-blockstore": "^5.0.0",
     "interface-store": "^5.0.0",
     "it-glob": "^2.0.6",
     "it-map": "^3.0.5",
     "it-parallel-batch": "^3.0.4",
-    "multiformats": "^13.0.1"
+    "multiformats": "^13.0.1",
+    "steno": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^42.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/blockstore-fs/src/index.ts b/packages/blockstore-fs/src/index.ts
index 101a4502..370e29f5 100644
--- a/packages/blockstore-fs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/blockstore-fs/src/index.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import { Writer as StenoWriter } from '@sgtpooki/steno-patched'
 import {
   Errors
 } from 'blockstore-core'
 import glob from 'it-glob'
 import map from 'it-map'
 import parallelBatch from 'it-parallel-batch'
+import { Writer as StenoWriter } from 'steno'
 import { NextToLast, type ShardingStrategy } from './sharding.js'
 import type { Blockstore, Pair } from 'interface-blockstore'
 import type { AwaitIterable } from 'interface-store'
diff --git a/packages/datastore-fs/package.json b/packages/datastore-fs/package.json
index ffc2d7c7..4fb7e10a 100644
--- a/packages/datastore-fs/package.json
+++ b/packages/datastore-fs/package.json
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
     "dep-check": "aegir dep-check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sgtpooki/steno-patched": "^3.1.1",
     "datastore-core": "^9.0.0",
     "interface-datastore": "^8.0.0",
     "interface-store": "^5.0.0",
     "it-glob": "^2.0.6",
     "it-map": "^3.0.5",
-    "it-parallel-batch": "^3.0.4"
+    "it-parallel-batch": "^3.0.4",
+    "steno": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mkdirp": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/datastore-fs/src/index.ts b/packages/datastore-fs/src/index.ts
index 302061b5..8340dfa3 100644
--- a/packages/datastore-fs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore-fs/src/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import { Writer as StenoWriter } from '@sgtpooki/steno-patched'
 import {
   BaseDatastore, Errors
 } from 'datastore-core'
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import glob from 'it-glob'
 import map from 'it-map'
 import parallel from 'it-parallel-batch'
+import { Writer as StenoWriter } from 'steno'
 import type { AwaitIterable } from 'interface-store'
 
 /**