diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eafa6e1..934b664 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.1",
     "spawk": "^1.8.1",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^3.0.0",