diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66835958..f81fc148 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "chai-subset": "^1.6.0",
-    "sqlite3": "^4"
+    "sqlite3": "^5"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "bookshop": "cds watch bookshop",