diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00256c9e..0675a1c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^5.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.3",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "repository": {