diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 080653a3..062f93f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "level-js": "philschatz/level.js#master",
     "level-queryengine": "^3.0.1",
     "levelidb": "^0.2.6",
-    "levelup": "^1.3.1",
+    "levelup": "^3.1.0",
     "memdown": "^1.1.2",
     "mermaid": "^7.0.0",
     "moment": "2.18.0",