diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05cf919..335e528 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "bs58": "^5.0.0",
     "c8": "7",
-    "ppppp-db": "github:staltz/ppppp-db",
+    "ppppp-db": "github:staltz/ppppp-db#rev1",
     "rimraf": "^4.4.0",
     "secret-stack": "^6.4.1",
     "ssb-box": "^1.0.1",