diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb8def45..c91e1fd3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.22.0",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^20.0.0"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "repository": {