diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 715fc64..dc8ba2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "@npmcli/package-json": "^7.0.0",
     "npm-package-arg": "^13.0.0",
     "promzard": "^2.0.0",
-    "read": "^4.0.0",
+    "read": "^5.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.7.2",
     "validate-npm-package-license": "^3.0.4",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "^7.0.0"