diff --git a/node_modules/node-gyp/package.json b/node_modules/node-gyp/package.json
index e2f96ceb..2a2cf082 100644
--- a/node_modules/node-gyp/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/node-gyp/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "request": "^2.87.0",
     "rimraf": "2",
     "semver": "~5.3.0",
-    "tar": "^2.0.0",
+    "tar": "^7.5.7",
     "which": "1"
   },
   "deprecated": false,