diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1a4ea06990..f5b76eebf9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ serde-decimal = ["serde", "strason"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bitcoin-bech32 = "0.8.0"
-byteorder = "1.1"
+byteorder = "1.2"
 rand = "0.3"
 rust-crypto = "0.2"
 bitcoinconsensus = { version = "0.16", optional = true }