diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 235f29d..1f8542f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
   "author": "Chris Dickinson <chris@neversaw.us>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tape": "~0.2.2"
+    "tape": "~2.12.3"
   }
-}
+}
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