diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 658ffab9..84921f70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "semistandard": "^12.0.0",
-    "tape": "=4.9.2",
+    "tape": "^4.11.0",
     "tape-spawn": "^1.4.2"
   },
   "semistandard": {