diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c22ebcc4..e9b3b0de 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
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     "": {
       "name": "@ethersphere/swarm-cli",
-      "version": "2.15.0",
+      "version": "2.16.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@ethersphere/bee-js": "^8.0.2",
+        "@ethersphere/bee-js": "^8.1.0",
         "@fairdatasociety/bmt-js": "^2.1.0",
         "cafe-utility": "^22.0.0",
         "chalk": "^2.4.2",
@@ -1087,9 +1087,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ethersphere/bee-js": {
-      "version": "8.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ethersphere/bee-js/-/bee-js-8.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xRQ40lGw9LVn/4EeeC02kCQ5w7RvKnLvUnOqQeyWwh6i7xMBkwsUce48iqNzVRjzeBZQFBXWH/D4yQ/L5TlUjQ==",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ethersphere/bee-js/-/bee-js-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-26IFcA6dOmKrr6Cok0PDOEmF00V6ij1R8cLpUAhGyRkcVoRhZRj5tuk9H+Zj7pOoBR9ytzbMHpvEkC66sn2Y9Q==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ethersphere/swarm-cid": "^0.1.0",
@@ -1100,6 +1100,10 @@
         "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.5",
         "ws": "^8.7.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "bee": "2.2.0-06a0aca7",
+        "beeApiVersion": "7.1.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ethersphere/bee-js/node_modules/cafe-utility": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec134c27..32b4d8f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "typescript": "^4.8.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ethersphere/bee-js": "^8.0.2",
+    "@ethersphere/bee-js": "^8.1.0",
     "@fairdatasociety/bmt-js": "^2.1.0",
     "cafe-utility": "^22.0.0",
     "chalk": "^2.4.2",