diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f61d2aba9c..aa4de7787d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "snyk-sbt-plugin": "3.1.0",
     "snyk-swiftpm-plugin": "1.4.1",
     "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
-    "tar": "^6.2.1",
+    "tar": "^7.5.4",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "wrap-ansi": "^5.1.0"
   },