diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 335448a..427eb67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "1.1.0",
     "restify": "7.7.0",
     "supertest": "4.0.2",
-    "tape": "4.13.2",
+    "tape": "4.17.0",
     "through": "2.3.8",
     "updtr": "3.1.0",
     "watch": "1.0.2"