diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 347e4e4..6eb1def 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.1",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.21.3",
-    "tap": "^16.3.2"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"