diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5c11f7..2eaceef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.19.0",
     "require-inject": "^1.4.4",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "tap": {
     "check-coverage": true,