diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d3156c9339..7a6c1e944a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "sinon": "^13.0.2",
     "snazzy": "^9.0.0",
     "standard": "^17.0.0",
-    "tap": "^15.0.9",
+    "tap": "^16.1.0",
     "tsd": "^0.20.0",
     "wait-on": "^6.0.0"
   },