diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 071bb1a..25baf30 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -47,22 +47,18 @@ export default async function (root: string, variables: Variables) {
         "skeleton:apply": `${csBin} apply`,
         "skeleton:verify": `${csBin} verify`,
       },
-      tap: {
-        coverage: true,
-        ts: true,
-      },
       types: "lib/index.d.ts",
       devDependencies: {
         "@tsconfig/node18": "^18.0.0",
         "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
-        "@types/tap": "^15.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
         "eslint": "^8.0.0",
-        "tap": "^16.0.0",
+        "tap": "^18.0.0",
         "ts-node": "^10.0.0",
         "typescript": "^5.0.0"
       },
+      removeDependencies: ["@types/tap"],
     }),
     "tsconfig.json": json({
       set: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddded1a..23e87b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
     "@tsconfig/node18": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/mustache": "^4.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
-    "@types/tap": "^15.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.0.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0",
+    "tap": "^18.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.0.0"
   },
@@ -53,9 +52,5 @@
     "lib/**/*.js",
     "lib/**/*.d.ts",
     "!lib/types/**"
-  ],
-  "tap": {
-    "coverage": true,
-    "ts": true
-  }
+  ]
 }