diff --git a/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json b/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
index 1d3f4b73b8..b87144fd25 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
@@ -5198,9 +5198,9 @@
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-5.0.2.tgz",
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-5.0.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-o+97kfIToDuZV9pKZS2kLyb7nH92AWEj2DkOAvtcqmla13E4666B5eI5j6/1pLvAizbLFIhX5wsiFPKYM7tvBQ==",
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diff --git a/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json b/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
index a4e2c8648a..0ca525e625 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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     "source-map": "^0.7.3",
-    "tar": "^5.0.2"
+    "tar": "^5.0.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@scope/jsii-calc-base": "file:../jsii-calc-base",