diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4bc98ba76..dcf36a0bc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "ipfs-utils": "^9.0.10",
         "ipfsd-ctl": "10.0.6",
         "it-last": "^1.0.6",
-        "kubo": "0.42.0",
+        "kubo": "git+https://github.com/ipfs/npm-kubo.git#7a5e299c801ee9eae2c29d8753b76dc23b007e14",
         "multiaddr": "10.0.1",
         "multiaddr-to-uri": "8.0.0",
         "portfinder": "^1.0.32",
@@ -8035,8 +8035,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/kubo": {
       "version": "0.42.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kubo/-/kubo-0.42.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-980G+BC9sLKJZIjaJ2hI6sWMkYP55Fo00BRcBaoIZ0uPUUuiHu7u69ZTSsWTyBA6MbkLPAWCgbCD9jh3GWN2yA==",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/ipfs/npm-kubo.git#7a5e299c801ee9eae2c29d8753b76dc23b007e14",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MgY1goKZS03WQduxkdUOOqtJzHJ7SEzjx6ZBjv6KrRYnXG+6h8zN3anKuPOTgXqm8piEnwnwwHMIKfM485zX8g==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -19377,9 +19377,9 @@
       }
     },
     "kubo": {
-      "version": "0.42.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kubo/-/kubo-0.42.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-980G+BC9sLKJZIjaJ2hI6sWMkYP55Fo00BRcBaoIZ0uPUUuiHu7u69ZTSsWTyBA6MbkLPAWCgbCD9jh3GWN2yA==",
+      "version": "git+https://github.com/ipfs/npm-kubo.git#7a5e299c801ee9eae2c29d8753b76dc23b007e14",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MgY1goKZS03WQduxkdUOOqtJzHJ7SEzjx6ZBjv6KrRYnXG+6h8zN3anKuPOTgXqm8piEnwnwwHMIKfM485zX8g==",
+      "from": "kubo@git+https://github.com/ipfs/npm-kubo.git#7a5e299c801ee9eae2c29d8753b76dc23b007e14",
       "requires": {
         "cachedir": "^2.3.0",
         "got": "^11.7.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20f439756..3e2419d41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "ipfs-utils": "^9.0.10",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "10.0.6",
     "it-last": "^1.0.6",
-    "kubo": "0.42.0",
+    "kubo": "git+https://github.com/ipfs/npm-kubo.git#7a5e299c801ee9eae2c29d8753b76dc23b007e14",
     "multiaddr": "10.0.1",
     "multiaddr-to-uri": "8.0.0",
     "portfinder": "^1.0.32",
diff --git a/pkgs/macos/build-universal-kubo-binary.js b/pkgs/macos/build-universal-kubo-binary.js
index ac9ef6e19..c327d1de9 100644
--- a/pkgs/macos/build-universal-kubo-binary.js
+++ b/pkgs/macos/build-universal-kubo-binary.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const execLog = (cmd) => {
       version: kuboVersion,
       platform: 'darwin',
       arch: arch,
-      distUrl: 'https://dist.ipfs.tech',
+      releasesUrl: 'https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases',
       installPath: archDir
     })
     console.log(`→ Downloaded ${arch} version to ${archDir}`)