diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ae0072..ac3aac1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "coveralls": "^2.11.2",
     "expect.js": "^0.3.1",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
-    "leveldown": "^1.3.0",
+    "leveldown": "^1.6.0",
     "levelup": "^1.2.1",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
     "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.2.0"