diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36def7f..3ba0a8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.19.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^18.6.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"