diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmsearch/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmsearch/package.json
index 51e1d0adf9348..3cc6e12502c56 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmsearch/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmsearch/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.11.4",
     "nock": "^13.3.0",
-    "tap": "^16.3.4"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",