diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0e6d05136d9..e0a9a6a58e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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@@ -18291,9 +18291,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.2.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.2.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73ffe9904e8..5d6db3820f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
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-    "tar": ">=4.4.18"
+    "tar": ">=6.2.1"
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