diff --git a/packages/create-skill-app/package.json b/packages/create-skill-app/package.json
index b8727219d..f58616480 100644
--- a/packages/create-skill-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-skill-app/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "got": "10.7.0",
     "prompts": "2.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
-    "tar": "4.4.10",
+    "tar": "7.5.21",
     "update-check": "1.5.4",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "3.0.0"
   },