diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2554ca1..af3d693 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^5.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.3",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "cov:test": "TAP_FLAGS='--cov' npm run test:code",