diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6af8c34c5..ea4b34fb2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "server-destroy": "^1.0.1",
     "standard": "^9.0.0",
     "tap": "^15.1.5",
-    "tape": "^4.6.0"
+    "tape": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "greenkeeper": {
     "ignore": [