diff --git a/npm/package-lock.json b/npm/package-lock.json
index 30a96ea2..ec5e3655 100644
--- a/npm/package-lock.json
+++ b/npm/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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   "name": "purescript-doctest",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0b4HOimQHj9nXNEAA7zWwMM91Zhhba3pspja6sQbgTpynOJf+bkjBnfybNYzbpLbnwXnbyB4LOREvlyXLkCHSg==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.1.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XjLaMNl76o07zqZC/aW4lwegdY07baOH1T8w3AEfrHAdyg/oYO4ctjzEBq9Gy9fEP9oHqLIgvx6zuGDGe+bc8Q==",
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diff --git a/npm/package.json b/npm/package.json
index 3c6a0576..a6d7e1f1 100644
--- a/npm/package.json
+++ b/npm/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/csicar/purescript-doctest#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "request": "^2.88.0",
-    "tar": "^4.4.8"
+    "tar": "^6.1.9"
   }
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