diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6f2c523..2be2d6ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "nock": "^13.3.8",
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^20.0.0"
   },
   "tap": {
     "timeout": 600,
diff --git a/workspace/test-workspace/package.json b/workspace/test-workspace/package.json
index 4acf9648..93294805 100644
--- a/workspace/test-workspace/package.json
+++ b/workspace/test-workspace/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "file:../../",
-    "tap": "^16.0.0"
+    "tap": "^20.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",