diff --git a/smc/package.json b/smc/package.json
index 8f80efdd3..375560c46 100644
--- a/smc/package.json
+++ b/smc/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "command-exists-promise": "^2.0.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.4",
-    "tar": "^4.4.8",
+    "tar": "^7.4.3",
     "yauzl": "^2.10.0"
   },
   "license": "ISC",