diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b994562..2e2630a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "sleep": "6.3.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tape": "~2.14.0",
+    "tape": "~5.7.0",
     "faucet": "0.0.x",
     "dynalite": "3.2.x"
   },