diff --git a/node_modules/validate-npm-package-name/package.json b/node_modules/validate-npm-package-name/package.json
index 8a38b66e1d3e4..fee24129f60dd 100644
--- a/node_modules/validate-npm-package-name/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/validate-npm-package-name/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.22.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "cov:test": "TAP_FLAGS='--cov' npm run test:code",