diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/root/node_modules/foo/node_modules/express/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/root/node_modules/foo/node_modules/express/package.json
index ddd7e98eebba9..978405be9c560 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/root/node_modules/foo/node_modules/express/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/root/node_modules/foo/node_modules/express/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "deprecated": false,
   "description": "Like ruby's abbrev module, but in js",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tap": "^10.1"
+    "tap": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "abbrev.js"