diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 362a5e69..187d140d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.171",
     "@types/pouchdb": "6.4.0",
     "@types/pouchdb-adapter-leveldb": "6.1.3",
-    "@types/tape": "4.13.1",
+    "@types/tape": "5.6.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.28.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.28.2",
     "babelify": "10.0.0",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "snyk": "1.657.0",
     "spawn-pouchdb-server": "3.3.3",
     "standardx": "7.0.0",
-    "tape": "5.2.2",
+    "tape": "5.8.0",
     "testem": "3.4.2",
     "typedoc": "0.21.2",
     "typedoc-plugin-external-module-name": "4.0.6",