diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e274895243..fa81799897 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     "snyk-sbt-plugin": "2.17.0",
     "snyk-swiftpm-plugin": "1.2.1",
     "strip-ansi": "^5.2.0",
-    "tar": "^6.1.2",
+    "tar": "^7.5.7",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "wrap-ansi": "^5.1.0"
   },