diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/package.json b/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/package.json
index c4dbf73e86d881..5c3a692766e3c0 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/package.json
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "chalk": "^5.2.0",
     "just-extend": "^6.2.0",
     "just-safe-set": "^4.2.1",
-    "tap": "^16.3.8"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/arborist": "^7.5.3",