diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01afe0a2..fe018b5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run dependency-check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "abstract-leveldown": "~6.0.3",
+    "abstract-leveldown": "~6.1.0",
     "napi-macros": "~2.0.0",
     "node-gyp-build": "~4.1.0"
   },