diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48dc8e43..a0b90a5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "codecov": "^3.1.0",
     "nyc": "^13.1.0",
     "clang-format": "1.2.4",
-    "tape": "^4.4.0"
+    "tape": "^5.4.0"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "include": [