diff --git a/packages/proxyIdentity/package.json b/packages/proxyIdentity/package.json
index a2cb37591..5e2067f16 100644
--- a/packages/proxyIdentity/package.json
+++ b/packages/proxyIdentity/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@ew-did-registry/did-ethr-resolver": "0.9.0",
     "@ew-did-registry/did-resolver-interface": "0.9.0",
     "@ew-did-registry/keys": "0.9.0",
-    "ethers": "^5.7.2"
+    "ethers": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.8.0",