diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8659e7c..bfd2a20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Fixed
+- Explicitly import `buffer` [#34](https://github.com/seald/nedb/pull/34).
+
 ## [4.0.3] - 2023-12-13
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed EPERM Exception when datastore is at the root of a disk on Windows [#48](https://github.com/seald/nedb/issues/48)
diff --git a/lib/byline.js b/lib/byline.js
index b3f8821..c366751 100644
--- a/lib/byline.js
+++ b/lib/byline.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  */
 const stream = require('stream')
 const timers = require('timers')
-const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer')
 
 const createLineStream = (readStream, options) => {
   if (!readStream) throw new Error('expected readStream')