diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8c46306..0740a1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "*",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "standard": "*",
-    "tape": "^4.0.0"
+    "tape": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/flet/standard-engine",
   "keywords": [