diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c7f91a8..65f7b568 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "tar": "*",
     "mkfiletree": "*",
     "readfiletree": "*",
-    "slow-stream": "*",
+    "slow-stream": "~0.0.3",
     "delayed": "*",
     "boganipsum": "*"
   },
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
     "test": "./node_modules/.bin/buster-test",
     "install": "node-gyp rebuild",
     "functionaltests": "node ./test/functional/fstream-test.js && node ./test/functional/binary-data-test.js && node ./test/functional/compat-test.js",
-    "alltests": "npm test && npm run-script functionaltests"
+    "alltests": "npm test && npm run-script functionaltests",
+    "publish": "rm -rf ./node_modules/ npm-shrinkwrap.json && npm install --production && npm shrinkwrap && npm publish && rm npm-shrinkwrap.json && npm install",
+    "sr": "npm shrinkwrap",
+    "l": "npm ls"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "gypfile": true
diff --git a/src/database.cc b/src/database.cc
index 90cad1ec..3be28c07 100644
--- a/src/database.cc
+++ b/src/database.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ leveldb::Iterator* Database::NewIterator (ReadOptions* options) {
   return db->NewIterator(*options);
 }
 
+const leveldb::Snapshot* Database::NewSnapshot () {
+  return db->GetSnapshot();
+}
+
+void Database::ReleaseSnapshot (const leveldb::Snapshot* snapshot) {
+  return db->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+}
+
 void Database::CloseDatabase () {
   delete db;
   db = NULL;
diff --git a/src/database.h b/src/database.h
index 1c333bb3..d4dcd1c9 100644
--- a/src/database.h
+++ b/src/database.h
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ class Database : public node::ObjectWrap {
   static void Init ();
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> NewInstance (const v8::Arguments& args);
 
-  Status OpenDatabase           (Options* options, string location);
-  Status PutToDatabase          (WriteOptions* options, Slice key, Slice value);
-  Status GetFromDatabase        (ReadOptions* options, Slice key, string& value);
-  Status DeleteFromDatabase     (WriteOptions* options, Slice key);
-  Status WriteBatchToDatabase   (WriteOptions* options, WriteBatch* batch);
+  Status OpenDatabase            (Options* options, string location);
+  Status PutToDatabase           (WriteOptions* options, Slice key, Slice value);
+  Status GetFromDatabase         (ReadOptions* options, Slice key, string& value);
+  Status DeleteFromDatabase      (WriteOptions* options, Slice key);
+  Status WriteBatchToDatabase    (WriteOptions* options, WriteBatch* batch);
   leveldb::Iterator* NewIterator (ReadOptions* options);
-  void   CloseDatabase          ();
+  const leveldb::Snapshot* NewSnapshot ();
+  void ReleaseSnapshot           (const leveldb::Snapshot* snapshot);
+  void CloseDatabase             ();
 
 private:
   Database ();
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index d75b0988..8612af94 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -92,4 +92,43 @@ module.exports.commonSetUp = function () {
   this.closeableDatabases = []
   this.openTestDatabase = module.exports.openTestDatabase.bind(this)
   this.timeout = 10000
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+module.exports.readStreamSetUp = function () {
+  module.exports.commonSetUp.call(this)
+
+  this.readySpy   = this.spy()
+  this.dataSpy    = this.spy()
+  this.endSpy     = this.spy()
+  this.sourceData = []
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+    var k = (i < 10 ? '0' : '') + i
+    this.sourceData.push({
+        type  : 'put'
+      , key   : k
+      , value : Math.random()
+    })
+  }
+
+  this.verify = function (rs, done, data) {
+    if (!data) data = this.sourceData // can pass alternative data array for verification
+    assert.isFalse(rs.writable)
+    assert.isFalse(rs.readable)
+    assert.equals(this.readySpy.callCount, 1, 'ReadStream emitted single "ready" event')
+    assert.equals(this.endSpy.callCount, 1, 'ReadStream emitted single "end" event')
+    assert.equals(this.dataSpy.callCount, data.length, 'ReadStream emitted correct number of "data" events')
+    data.forEach(function (d, i) {
+      var call = this.dataSpy.getCall(i)
+      if (call) {
+        //console.log('call', i, ':', call.args[0].key, '=', call.args[0].value, '(expected', d.key, '=', d.value, ')')
+        assert.equals(call.args.length, 1, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' fired with 1 argument')
+        refute.isNull(call.args[0].key, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has "key" property')
+        refute.isNull(call.args[0].value, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has "value" property')
+        assert.equals(call.args[0].key, d.key, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has correct "key"')
+        assert.equals(call.args[0].value, d.value, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has correct "value"')
+      }
+    }.bind(this))
+    done()
+  }.bind(this)
+}
diff --git a/test/read-stream-test.js b/test/read-stream-test.js
index f0c2ca7b..cc251298 100644
--- a/test/read-stream-test.js
+++ b/test/read-stream-test.js
@@ -10,44 +10,7 @@ var buster     = require('buster')
   , async      = require('async')
 
 buster.testCase('ReadStream', {
-    'setUp': function () {
-      common.commonSetUp.call(this)
-
-      this.readySpy   = this.spy()
-      this.dataSpy    = this.spy()
-      this.endSpy     = this.spy()
-      this.sourceData = []
-
-      for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-        var k = (i < 10 ? '0' : '') + i
-        this.sourceData.push({
-            type  : 'put'
-          , key   : k
-          , value : Math.random()
-        })
-      }
-
-      this.verify = function (rs, done, data) {
-        if (!data) data = this.sourceData // can pass alternative data array for verification
-        assert.isFalse(rs.writable)
-        assert.isFalse(rs.readable)
-        assert.equals(this.readySpy.callCount, 1, 'ReadStream emitted single "ready" event')
-        assert.equals(this.endSpy.callCount, 1, 'ReadStream emitted single "end" event')
-        assert.equals(this.dataSpy.callCount, data.length, 'ReadStream emitted correct number of "data" events')
-        data.forEach(function (d, i) {
-          var call = this.dataSpy.getCall(i)
-          if (call) {
-            //console.log('call', i, ':', call.args[0].key, '=', call.args[0].value, '(expected', d.key, '=', d.value, ')')
-            assert.equals(call.args.length, 1, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' fired with 1 argument')
-            refute.isNull(call.args[0].key, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has "key" property')
-            refute.isNull(call.args[0].value, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has "value" property')
-            assert.equals(call.args[0].key, d.key, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has correct "key"')
-            assert.equals(call.args[0].value, d.value, 'ReadStream "data" event #' + i + ' argument has correct "value"')
-          }
-        }.bind(this))
-        done()
-      }.bind(this)
-    }
+    'setUp': common.readStreamSetUp
 
   , 'tearDown': common.commonTearDown