diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81b3583..f60c618 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.19.0",
-    "tap": "^16.3.0"
+    "tap": "^18.5.8"
   },
   "files": [
     "bin/",