diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 648f11c..d60365a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "libp2p-crypto-secp256k1": "~0.2.2",
     "multihashing-async": "~0.4.6",
     "pem-jwk": "^1.5.1",
-    "protocol-buffers": "^3.2.1",
+    "protons": "^1.0.0",
     "rsa-pem-to-jwk": "^1.1.3",
     "tweetnacl": "^1.0.0",
     "webcrypto-shim": "github:dignifiedquire/webcrypto-shim#master"
diff --git a/src/keys/ed25519-class.js b/src/keys/ed25519-class.js
index c4d7c19..fed20ed 100644
--- a/src/keys/ed25519-class.js
+++ b/src/keys/ed25519-class.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const multihashing = require('multihashing-async')
-const protobuf = require('protocol-buffers')
+const protobuf = require('protons')
 
 const crypto = require('./ed25519')
 const pbm = protobuf(require('./keys.proto'))
diff --git a/src/keys/index.js b/src/keys/index.js
index bcc4240..8405ebf 100644
--- a/src/keys/index.js
+++ b/src/keys/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const protobuf = require('protocol-buffers')
+const protobuf = require('protons')
 const keysPBM = protobuf(require('./keys.proto'))
 
 exports = module.exports
diff --git a/src/keys/rsa-class.js b/src/keys/rsa-class.js
index f3f3f0f..353527d 100644
--- a/src/keys/rsa-class.js
+++ b/src/keys/rsa-class.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const multihashing = require('multihashing-async')
-const protobuf = require('protocol-buffers')
+const protobuf = require('protons')
 
 const crypto = require('./rsa')
 const pbm = protobuf(require('./keys.proto'))