diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c60c15..e52fb04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A minimal DID Document might contain the following information:
     {
       "id": "did:web:example.com#owner",
       "type": "Secp256k1VerificationKey2018",
-      "owner": "did:web:example.com",
+      "controller": "did:web:example.com",
       "publicKeyHex": "04ab0102bcae6c7c3a90b01a3879d9518081bc06123038488db9cb109b082a77d97ea3373e3dfde0eccd9adbdce11d0302ea5c098dbb0b310234c8689501749274"
     }
   ],
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1f6434..6c8c38d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3574,9 +3574,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "did-resolver": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/did-resolver/-/did-resolver-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NomJQaRiu0izKFFerYGrca48YxWtMOtOoqG3JUTLJtET8n2T1i8WlQz500zesnioZWi5RVNsUS/eMQfRWy7bbg=="
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/did-resolver/-/did-resolver-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FYLTkNWofjYNDGV1HTQlyVu1OqZiFxR4I8KM+oxGVOkbXva15NfWzbzciqdXUDqOhe6so5aroAdrVip6gSAYSA=="
     },
     "diff": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52b9554..ba3eb2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "repository": "git@github.com:decentralized-identity/web-did-resolver.git",
   "dependencies": {
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.4",
-    "did-resolver": "2.0.1"
+    "did-resolver": "2.1.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/resolver.test.ts b/src/__tests__/resolver.test.ts
index 0929c38..7d11e1e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/resolver.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/resolver.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('web did resolver', () => {
       {
         id: `${did}#owner`,
         type: 'Secp256k1VerificationKey2018',
-        owner: did,
+        controller: did,
         ethereumAddress: identity
       }
     ],
diff --git a/src/__tests__/uport.test.ts b/src/__tests__/uport.test.ts
index e438f59..1f03275 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/uport.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/uport.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('web did resolver', () => {
       publicKey: [
         {
           id: 'did:web:uport.me#owner',
-          owner: 'did:web:uport.me',
+          controller: 'did:web:uport.me',
           publicKeyHex:
             '042b0af9b3ae6c7c3a90b01a3879d9518081bc0dcdf038488db9cb109b082a77d97ea3373e3dfde0eccd9adbdce11d0302ea5c098dbb0b310234c86895c8641622',
           type: 'Secp256k1VerificationKey2018'