diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40844cf..7a55218 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.1",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"