diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7501990..eeb4f33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
-    "tap": "^16.3.0"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "tap": {
     "nyc-arg": [