diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmsearch/package.json b/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmsearch/package.json
index 795a6ae076831b..ee03ea355e2140 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmsearch/package.json
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmsearch/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.22.0",
     "nock": "^13.3.3",
-    "tap": "^16.3.8"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",