diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3dfc05..3b4f550 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	],
 	"dependencies": {},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"tape": "^4.0.3",
+		"tape": "^4.2.0",
 		"covert": "^1.1.0",
 		"jscs": "^2.1.0",
 		"eslint": "^1.1.0",