diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee5bc5f..83abf5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
-    "tap": "^16.3.0"
+    "tap": "^18.7.0"
   },
   "tap": {
     "check-coverage": true,