diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1e87a7..b401e52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "gh-release": "^7.0.0",
     "npm-run-all2": "^6.0.0",
     "standard": "^17.0.0",
-    "tap": "^16.3.2",
+    "tap": "^18.4.0",
     "c8": "^8.0.0",
     "p-temporary-directory": "^2.0.1"
   },