diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b92bbe..5d7cea2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "encoding-down",
-  "version": "5.0.2",
+  "version": "5.0.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "level/encoding-down",
   "description": "LevelDOWN wrapper supporting levelup@1 encodings",