diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index adceebc..b70a335 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "err-code": "^2.0.0",
     "libp2p-utils": "^0.2.0",
     "mafmt": "^8.0.0",
-    "multiaddr": "^8.0.0",
+    "multiaddr": "^9.0.1",
     "stream-to-it": "^0.2.2"
   },
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 3e45430..8f105ed 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function multiaddrToNetConfig (addr) {
 }
 
 function getMultiaddrs (proto, ip, port) {
-  const toMa = ip => multiaddr(`/${proto}/${ip}/tcp/${port}`)
+  const toMa = ip => new multiaddr.Multiaddr(`/${proto}/${ip}/tcp/${port}`)
   return (isAnyAddr(ip) ? getNetworkAddrs(ProtoFamily[proto]) : [ip]).map(toMa)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/compliance.spec.js b/test/compliance.spec.js
index 2ed7818..2534652 100644
--- a/test/compliance.spec.js
+++ b/test/compliance.spec.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ describe('interface-transport compliance', () => {
     setup ({ upgrader }) {
       const tcp = new TCP({ upgrader })
       const addrs = [
-        multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9091'),
-        multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9092'),
-        multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9093')
+        new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9091'),
+        new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9092'),
+        new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9093')
       ]
 
       // Used by the dial tests to simulate a delayed connect
diff --git a/test/connection.spec.js b/test/connection.spec.js
index 445beb5..b735382 100644
--- a/test/connection.spec.js
+++ b/test/connection.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('valid localAddr and remoteAddr', () => {
     tcp = new TCP({ upgrader: mockUpgrader })
   })
 
-  const ma = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
+  const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
 
   it('should resolve port 0', async () => {
     // Create a Promise that resolves when a connection is handled
diff --git a/test/filter.spec.js b/test/filter.spec.js
index 2eb81d9..3704f53 100644
--- a/test/filter.spec.js
+++ b/test/filter.spec.js
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ describe('filter addrs', () => {
   })
 
   it('filter valid addrs for this transport', () => {
-    const ma1 = multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090')
-    const ma2 = multiaddr(base + '/udp/9090')
-    const ma3 = multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/http')
-    const ma4 = multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
-    const ma5 = multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/http' + ipfs)
-    const ma6 = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/p2p-circuit' + ipfs)
-    const ma7 = multiaddr('/dns4/libp2p.io/tcp/9090')
-    const ma8 = multiaddr('/dnsaddr/libp2p.io/tcp/9090')
+    const ma1 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090')
+    const ma2 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/udp/9090')
+    const ma3 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/http')
+    const ma4 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
+    const ma5 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090/http' + ipfs)
+    const ma6 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/p2p-circuit' + ipfs)
+    const ma7 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/dns4/libp2p.io/tcp/9090')
+    const ma8 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/dnsaddr/libp2p.io/tcp/9090')
 
     const valid = tcp.filter([ma1, ma2, ma3, ma4, ma5, ma6, ma7, ma8])
     expect(valid.length).to.equal(4)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('filter addrs', () => {
   })
 
   it('filter a single addr for this transport', () => {
-    const ma1 = multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090')
+    const ma1 = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(base + '/tcp/9090')
 
     const valid = tcp.filter(ma1)
     expect(valid.length).to.equal(1)
diff --git a/test/listen-dial.spec.js b/test/listen-dial.spec.js
index 4e48171..93bfa12 100644
--- a/test/listen-dial.spec.js
+++ b/test/listen-dial.spec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
   })
 
   it('close listener with connections, through timeout', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {
       pipe(conn, conn)
     })
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ describe('listen', () => {
 
   // Windows doesn't support unix paths
   skipOnWindows('listen on path', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr(`/unix${path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), '/tmp/p2pd.sock')}`)
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(`/unix${path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), '/tmp/p2pd.sock')}`)
 
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
   })
 
   it('listen on port 0', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
   })
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ describe('listen', () => {
     if (isCI) {
       return
     }
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/9090')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/9090')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
   })
 
   it('listen on any Interface', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/9090')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/9090')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
   })
 
   it('getAddrs', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
   })
 
   it('getAddrs on port 0 listen', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
   })
 
   it('getAddrs from listening on 0.0.0.0', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/9090')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/9090')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
   })
 
   it('getAddrs from listening on 0.0.0.0 and port 0', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
   })
 
   it('getAddrs preserves IPFS Id', async () => {
-    const mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
+    const mh = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
     listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {})
     await listener.listen(mh)
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('listen', () => {
 describe('dial', () => {
   let tcp
   let listener
-  const ma = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090')
+  const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090')
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     tcp = new TCP({
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe('dial', () => {
       return
     }
 
-    const ma = multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/9066')
+    const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/9066')
     const listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {
       pipe(conn, conn)
     })
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('dial', () => {
 
   // Windows doesn't support unix paths
   skipOnWindows('dial on path', async () => {
-    const ma = multiaddr(`/unix${path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), '/tmp/p2pd.sock')}`)
+    const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr(`/unix${path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), '/tmp/p2pd.sock')}`)
 
     const listener = tcp.createListener((conn) => {
       pipe(conn, conn)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('dial', () => {
       handled = resolve
     })
 
-    const ma = multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/0')
+    const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/0')
 
     const listener = tcp.createListener(async (conn) => {
       await pipe(
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('dial', () => {
       handled = resolve
     })
 
-    const ma = multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/0')
+    const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip6/::/tcp/0')
 
     const listener = tcp.createListener(async (conn) => {
       // pull(conn, pull.onEnd(destroyed))
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ describe('dial', () => {
   })
 
   it('dial on IPv4 with IPFS Id', async () => {
-    const ma = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
+    const ma = new multiaddr.Multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ipfs/Qmb6owHp6eaWArVbcJJbQSyifyJBttMMjYV76N2hMbf5Vw')
     const conn = await tcp.dial(ma)
 
     const res = await pipe(