diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9974235..689e955 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tape": "~1.0.4"
+    "tape": "~4.6.2"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "deep",