diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56ad82a..81cf6f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "fink-level": "~1.1.1",
     "helmet": "~3.5.0",
     "jsendp": "~1.2.0",
-    "level": "~1.6.0",
+    "level": "~5.0.1",
     "lodash": "~4.17.0",
     "morgan": "~1.8.1",
     "numeral": "~2.0.0",