diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ea6ef2..d7324c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     "it-first": "^2.0.0",
     "it-handshake": "^4.1.2",
     "it-length-prefixed": "^8.0.3",
-    "it-merge": "^2.0.0",
+    "it-merge": "^3.0.0",
     "it-pipe": "^2.0.4",
     "it-pushable": "^3.1.0",
     "it-reader": "^6.0.1",