diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57ac126..9a07468 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
     "readable-stream": "^4.0.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "files": [
     "bin/",