diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37f32d5..81cd72d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0",
     "prettier": "^3.0.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0",
+    "tap": "^18.4.2",
     "typescript": "^=5.0.2"
   },
   "engines": {