diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f243ccb09..f322d86da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.4.2",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "stream-bench": "^0.1.2",
-    "tar": "^3.1.0",
+    "tar": "^7.5.3",
     "yauzl": "^2.3.1"
   },
   "keywords": [