diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc33f24..f22154b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@polkajs/merkle-tree": "^1.3.0",
     "bencode": "^1.0.0",
-    "levelup": "^1.3.8",
+    "levelup": "^2.0.0",
     "@polkajs/miner": "^1.0.0",
     "sha3": "^1.2.0"
   },