diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5813322..f47b1a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "jshint": "~2.9.1-rc3",
     "semantic-release": "^12.2.2",
     "tap-spec": "~4.1.1",
-    "tape": "~4.8.0",
+    "tape": "~4.9.0",
     "through2": "~2.0.0",
     "validate-commit-msg": "^2.3.1"
   },