diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7edb638..819fd7b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/core": "^4.0.6",
     "@loopback/repository": "^5.1.1",
-    "ethers": "^5.7.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.0.0",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.6",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-solhint": "^3.0.0",
     "@typechain/ethers-v5": "^10.1.0",