diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/package.json b/packages/create-next-app/package.json
index a1675b2da116..9cad14170421 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "got": "10.7.0",
     "prompts": "2.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.0",
-    "tar": "4.4.10",
+    "tar": "7.5.16",
     "update-check": "1.5.4",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "3.0.0"
   },