diff --git a/packages/it-byte-stream/package.json b/packages/it-byte-stream/package.json
index da2c9951..3547199e 100644
--- a/packages/it-byte-stream/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-byte-stream/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
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     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-pair": "^2.0.6",
     "uint8arrays": "^5.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/it-drain/package.json b/packages/it-drain/package.json
index 8f53687f..f89172cb 100644
--- a/packages/it-drain/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-drain/package.json
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0"
+    "delay": "^7.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/it-merge/package.json b/packages/it-merge/package.json
index 7e1e1009..d39a785d 100644
--- a/packages/it-merge/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-merge/package.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/it-parallel-batch/package.json b/packages/it-parallel-batch/package.json
index fb7e6f35..53dd31e4 100644
--- a/packages/it-parallel-batch/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-parallel-batch/package.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/it-parallel/package.json b/packages/it-parallel/package.json
index 13d4bffe..e77cab11 100644
--- a/packages/it-parallel/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-parallel/package.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/it-queue/package.json b/packages/it-queue/package.json
index 5ab1ecce..7fc1155f 100644
--- a/packages/it-queue/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-queue/package.json
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.4",
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0",
     "sinon": "^20.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/it-queueless-pushable/package.json b/packages/it-queueless-pushable/package.json
index 455adee1..590b439c 100644
--- a/packages/it-queueless-pushable/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-queueless-pushable/package.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/it-rpc/package.json b/packages/it-rpc/package.json
index c1f7fa2d..c16a0bf1 100644
--- a/packages/it-rpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/it-rpc/package.json
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "delay": "^6.0.0",
+    "delay": "^7.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.0",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.0",
     "protons": "^7.6.1",