diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f2aae88..e018292 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "fetch-ponyfill": "^4.0.0",
     "hsts": "^2.0.0",
-    "leveldown": "^1.5.0",
+    "leveldown": "^2.0.0",
     "levelup": "^1.3.3",
     "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "nocache": "^2.0.0",