diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aacf6978..aaf68c14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@npmcli/config": "^10.0.0",
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^7.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "5.1.1",
-    "tap": "^16.0.1"
+    "tap": "^20.0.3"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0"