diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/dev-deps/node_modules/tcompare/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/dev-deps/node_modules/tcompare/package.json
index f0bef443dadc8..7946e6d8dfeca 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/dev-deps/node_modules/tcompare/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/dev-deps/node_modules/tcompare/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "deprecated": false,
   "description": "A comprehensive comparison library, for use in test frameworks",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tap": "^14.9.2"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js",