diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f05fb9ba..84e25665 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "promzard": "^3.0.1",
     "read": "^5.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.7.2",
-    "validate-npm-package-name": "^7.0.0"
+    "validate-npm-package-name": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/config": "^10.0.0",