diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 805dff57463..3a68a6a0991 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         "load-grunt-tasks": "3.5.0",
         "q": "1.4.1",
         "rewire": "1.1.2",
-        "tar": "2.2.1",
+        "tar": "4.4.15",
         "webpack": "2.2.1",
         "xmldoc": "0.1.2",
         "zlib": "1.0.5"