diff --git a/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/package.json b/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/package.json
index 7da14294..d1561050 100644
--- a/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "rc": "^1.2.7",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
-    "tar": "^4"
+    "tar": "^7.5.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aws-sdk": "^2.28.0",