diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed58e3a..4f9852e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.19.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.5.4"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"