diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 146887543bd..0f4527b5c5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     "snazzy": "^9.0.0",
     "split2": "^3.1.1",
     "standard": "^16.0.1",
-    "tap": "^15.0.5",
+    "tap": "^18.5.4",
     "tap-mocha-reporter": "^5.0.1",
     "then-sleep": "^1.0.1",
     "tsd": "^0.14.0",