diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 075479ae..599ae036 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.1",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.1",
-    "tap": "^16.3.2"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   }
 }