diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17866b8b..8d390bb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/pelias/placeholder#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^3.0.1",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^4.0.3",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "lower-case": "^1.1.4",