diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a67a44..fc58a92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/runk/node-geolite2#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
-    "tar": "^5.0.5"
+    "tar": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",