diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6d6b93..bef212a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "posttest": "npm run lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "chownr": "^2.0.0",
+    "chownr": "^3.0.0",
     "fs-minipass": "^2.0.0",
     "minipass": "^4.0.0",
     "minizlib": "^2.1.1",