diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09eb3da..b783075 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bencode": "^0.7.0",
     "bn.js": "^4.4.0",
-    "buffer-equal": "0.0.1",
+    "buffer-equal": "^1.0.0",
     "compact2string": "^1.2.0",
     "debug": "^2.0.0",
     "hat": "0.0.3",