diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3291767..b831ee2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "datastore-core": "^3.0.0",
     "interface-datastore": "^3.0.3",
-    "level": "^5.0.1"
+    "level": "^6.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^30.3.0",