diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 44282d0c..d380b8e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
     "@jimp/utils": "workspace:*",
     "await-to-js": "^3.0.0",
     "exif-parser": "^0.1.12",
-    "file-type": "^16.0.0",
+    "file-type": "^21.3.1",
     "mime": "3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jimp/config-eslint": "workspace:*",
     "@jimp/config-typescript": "workspace:*",
     "@jimp/test-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@types/file-type": "^10.9.1",
+
     "@types/mime": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/node": "^18.19.48",
     "eslint": "^9.9.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 5d1e322f..6c1e6cde 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Bitmap, Format, JimpClass, Edge } from "@jimp/types";
 import { cssColorToHex, scan, scanIterator } from "@jimp/utils";
-import fileType from "file-type/core.js";
+import { fileTypeFromBuffer } from "file-type/core.js";
 import { to } from "await-to-js";
 import { existsSync, readFile, writeFile } from "@jimp/file-ops";
 import mime from "mime/lite.js";
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export function createJimp<
       const actualBuffer =
         buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer ? bufferFromArrayBuffer(buffer) : buffer;
 
-      const mime = await fileType.fromBuffer(actualBuffer);
+      const mime = await fileTypeFromBuffer(actualBuffer);
 
       if (!mime || !mime.mime) {
         throw new Error("Could not find MIME for Buffer");