diff --git a/packages/helia/package.json b/packages/helia/package.json
index 0e3a41bc..b89e1610 100644
--- a/packages/helia/package.json
+++ b/packages/helia/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "@libp2p/dcutr": "^2.0.0",
     "@libp2p/identify": "^3.0.0",
     "@libp2p/interface": "^2.0.0",
-    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^13.0.0",
+    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^14.0.0",
     "@libp2p/keychain": "^5.0.2",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/mdns": "^11.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/interop/package.json b/packages/interop/package.json
index 45504f80..c59d905c 100644
--- a/packages/interop/package.json
+++ b/packages/interop/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "@ipld/dag-cbor": "^9.2.0",
     "@libp2p/crypto": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/interface": "^2.0.0",
-    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^13.0.0",
+    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^14.0.0",
     "@libp2p/keychain": "^5.0.2",
     "@libp2p/peer-id": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/interop/src/fixtures/create-helia.ts b/packages/interop/src/fixtures/create-helia.ts
index 42319aa3..ac9bbdc7 100644
--- a/packages/interop/src/fixtures/create-helia.ts
+++ b/packages/interop/src/fixtures/create-helia.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ export async function createHeliaNode (libp2pOptions?: Libp2pOptions): Promise<H
       selectors: {
         ipns: ipnsSelector
       },
-      // skips waiting for the initial self-query to find peers
-      allowQueryWithZeroPeers: true,
-
       protocol: '/ipfs/lan/kad/1.0.0',
       peerInfoMapper: removePublicAddressesMapper,
       clientMode: false
diff --git a/packages/ipns/package.json b/packages/ipns/package.json
index fbbb7ef1..e4c2e8f2 100644
--- a/packages/ipns/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipns/package.json
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/interface": "^4.3.1",
     "@libp2p/interface": "^2.0.0",
-    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^13.0.0",
+    "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^14.0.0",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/peer-id": "^5.0.0",
     "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.1",