diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f2aae88..04b1fae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "fetch-ponyfill": "^4.0.0",
     "hsts": "^2.0.0",
     "leveldown": "^1.5.0",
-    "levelup": "^1.3.3",
+    "levelup": "^2.0.0",
     "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "nocache": "^2.0.0",
     "solc": "^0.4.4",