diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ab1b062..7a776e3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2808,9 +2808,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0b4HOimQHj9nXNEAA7zWwMM91Zhhba3pspja6sQbgTpynOJf+bkjBnfybNYzbpLbnwXnbyB4LOREvlyXLkCHSg==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EwKEgqJ7nJoS+s8QfLYVGMDmAsj+StbI2AM/RTHeUSsOw6Z8bwNBRv5z3CY0m7laC5qUAqruLX5AhMuc5deY3Q==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3165a0..f8b6c80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "grunt-shell": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash": ">=4.17.19",
     "minimist": ">=1.2.3",
-    "tar": ">=2.2.2"
+    "tar": ">=6.1.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"