diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df0cc8a..a07a1cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^5.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.23.3",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^21.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18.17.0 || >=20.5.0"