diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7c24787..5c65e58f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-    "esbuild": "^0.19.0",
+    "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
     "standard": "^17.0.0",
     "tape-run": "^11.0.0",
     "@socketsupply/tapzero": "^0.8.0",