diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/agent/package.json b/node_modules/@npmcli/agent/package.json
index ef5b4e3228cc4..404bab7fc0f56 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/agent/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/agent/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "nock": "^13.2.7",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "simple-socks": "^3.1.0",
-    "tap": "^16.3.0"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",