diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76b3a1a..da0df69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.7.0"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "engines": {