diff --git a/packtivity/datamodels/purejson.py b/packtivity/datamodels/purejson.py
index 931d88a..e669b8d 100644
--- a/packtivity/datamodels/purejson.py
+++ b/packtivity/datamodels/purejson.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def leafs(self):
         else:
             ptrs = [
                 jsonpointer.JsonPointer.from_parts(parts)
-                for parts in self.jq("leaf_paths", multiple_output=True).typed()
+                for parts in self.jq("paths(scalars)", multiple_output=True).typed()
             ]
             for p in ptrs:
                 yield p, p.get(self.typed())
diff --git a/packtivity/typedleafs.py b/packtivity/typedleafs.py
index c869156..7d66075 100644
--- a/packtivity/typedleafs.py
+++ b/packtivity/typedleafs.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def leafs(self):
         else:
             ptrs = [
                 jsonpointer.JsonPointer.from_parts(parts)
-                for parts in self.jq("leaf_paths", multiple_output=True).typed()
+                for parts in self.jq("paths(scalars)", multiple_output=True).typed()
             ]
             for p in ptrs:
                 yield p, p.get(self.typed())
diff --git a/packtivity/utils.py b/packtivity/utils.py
index 1774d15..e03e6d2 100644
--- a/packtivity/utils.py
+++ b/packtivity/utils.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def leaf_iterator(jsonable):
     if not isinstance(jsonable, (list, dict)):
         yield jsonpointer.JsonPointer(""), jsonable
     else:
-        allleafs = jq.jq("leaf_paths").transform(jsonable, multiple_output=True)
+        allleafs = jq.jq("paths(scalars)").transform(jsonable, multiple_output=True)
         leafpointers = [jsonpointer.JsonPointer.from_parts(x) for x in allleafs]
         for x in leafpointers:
             yield x, x.get(jsonable)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 458fc9a..b72ace3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "glob2",
     "jsonpointer",
     "jsonpath-rw",
-    "jq",
+    "jq>=1.0.0",
     "yadage-schemas",
     "mock",
     "checksumdir",