diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 099c9d3..a9c7865 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run dependency-check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "buffer": "^5.6.0"
+    "buffer": "^6.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.2",