diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/string_decoder/package.json b/deps/npm/node_modules/string_decoder/package.json
index b2bb141160cad3..0f12665e826dec 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/string_decoder/package.json
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/string_decoder/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.23.0",
     "core-util-is": "^1.0.2",
     "inherits": "^2.0.3",
-    "tap": "~0.4.8"
+    "tap": "~1.0.8"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tap test/parallel/*.js && node test/verify-dependencies",