diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 379975c..7b1ba6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "level-browserify": "^1.1.2",
     "nyc": "^12.0.1",
     "standard": "^11.0.1",
-    "tape": "^4.6.3"
+    "tape": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "borc": "^2.0.3",