diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 4f4ce30be6..21f697d7e0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "did-resolver": "^4.0.1",
     "dids": "^4.0.0",
-    "ethr-did-resolver": "^5.0.3",
+    "ethr-did-resolver": "^8.1.2",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
     "http-status-codes": "^2.2.0",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^60.0.0",