diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c4e762..59e813d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
     "spawk": "^1.7.1",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"