diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b03a5c7..87ec574 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^11.0.1",
-    "tape": "^4.9.0"
+    "tape": "^5.0.0"
   }
 }