diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae372608..eda29d45 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@
             "rc": "^1.2.7",
             "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
             "semver": "^5.3.0",
-            "tar": "^4"
+            "tar": ">=4.4.2"
           }
         },
         "nopt": {
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@
         "request": "^2.87.0",
         "rimraf": "2",
         "semver": "~5.3.0",
-        "tar": "^2.0.0",
+        "tar": ">=4.4.2",
         "which": "1"
       },
       "dependencies": {