diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89422c6..371d550 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/clinicjs/node-clinic-common#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^17.0.0",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^18.0.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "brfs": "^2.0.1",