diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64edd6d..8ece260 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bencode": "^2.0.1",
+    "bencode": "^3.0.0",
     "bitfield": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.2.0",
     "simple-sha1": "^3.0.1"