diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce5bbb3..6f8b4f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "dependency-check": "^3.3.0",
-    "encoding-down": "^6.0.2",
+    "encoding-down": "^7.0.0",
     "hallmark": "^3.1.0",
     "level-community": "^3.0.0",
     "levelup": "^4.0.1",