diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9030369..2a66b8e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pg-boss",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "Queueing jobs in Node.js using PostgreSQL like a boss",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "engines": {
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^3.4.6",
-    "pg": "^7.0.1",
+    "pg": "^7.1.2",
     "uuid": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 42e875f6..8cdc0eb7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1343,6 +1343,10 @@ jodid25519@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     jsbn "~0.1.0"
 
+js-string-escape@1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-string-escape/-/js-string-escape-1.0.1.tgz#e2625badbc0d67c7533e9edc1068c587ae4137ef"
+
 js-tokens@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-3.0.1.tgz#08e9f132484a2c45a30907e9dc4d5567b7f114d7"
@@ -1821,11 +1825,12 @@ pg-types@1.*:
     postgres-date "~1.0.0"
     postgres-interval "~1.0.0"
 
-pg@^7.0.1:
-  version "7.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg/-/pg-7.0.1.tgz#6cd31b95f58ad91af13122e4e004a43409132759"
+pg@^7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg/-/pg-7.1.2.tgz#5dce20f3ed680651444dc311061d719cc920c3d8"
   dependencies:
     buffer-writer "1.0.1"
+    js-string-escape "1.0.1"
     packet-reader "0.3.1"
     pg-connection-string "0.1.3"
     pg-pool "2.*"