diff --git a/packages/create-hops-app/package.json b/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
index cc11baf30..a5777baef 100644
--- a/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "load-json-file": "^6.2.0",
-    "tar": "^6.0.0",
+    "tar": "^7.0.0",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "^3.0.0",
     "write-pkg": "^4.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0370d3f97..8b8bbc272 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1458,6 +1458,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@hutson/parse-repository-url/-/parse-repository-url-3.0.2.tgz#98c23c950a3d9b6c8f0daed06da6c3af06981340"
   integrity sha512-H9XAx3hc0BQHY6l+IFSWHDySypcXsvsuLhgYLUGywmJ5pswRVQJUHpOsobnLYp2ZUaUlKiKDrgWWhosOwAEM8Q==
 
+"@isaacs/fs-minipass@^4.0.0":
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@isaacs/fs-minipass/-/fs-minipass-4.0.1.tgz#2d59ae3ab4b38fb4270bfa23d30f8e2e86c7fe32"
+  integrity sha512-wgm9Ehl2jpeqP3zw/7mo3kRHFp5MEDhqAdwy1fTGkHAwnkGOVsgpvQhL8B5n1qlb01jV3n/bI0ZfZp5lWA1k4w==
+  dependencies:
+    minipass "^7.0.4"
+
 "@istanbuljs/load-nyc-config@^1.0.0":
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@istanbuljs/load-nyc-config/-/load-nyc-config-1.1.0.tgz#fd3db1d59ecf7cf121e80650bb86712f9b55eced"
@@ -4531,6 +4538,11 @@ chownr@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz#15bfbe53d2eab4cf70f18a8cd68ebe5b3cb1dece"
   integrity sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==
 
+chownr@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-3.0.0.tgz#9855e64ecd240a9cc4267ce8a4aa5d24a1da15e4"
+  integrity sha512-+IxzY9BZOQd/XuYPRmrvEVjF/nqj5kgT4kEq7VofrDoM1MxoRjEWkrCC3EtLi59TVawxTAn+orJwFQcrqEN1+g==
+
 chrome-trace-event@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chrome-trace-event/-/chrome-trace-event-1.0.3.tgz#1015eced4741e15d06664a957dbbf50d041e26ac"
@@ -9262,6 +9274,11 @@ minipass@^3.0.0, minipass@^3.1.0, minipass@^3.1.1, minipass@^3.1.3:
   dependencies:
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+minipass@^7.0.4, minipass@^7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minipass/-/minipass-7.1.2.tgz#93a9626ce5e5e66bd4db86849e7515e92340a707"
+  integrity sha512-qOOzS1cBTWYF4BH8fVePDBOO9iptMnGUEZwNc/cMWnTV2nVLZ7VoNWEPHkYczZA0pdoA7dl6e7FL659nX9S2aw==
+
 minizlib@^1.3.3:
   version "1.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minizlib/-/minizlib-1.3.3.tgz#2290de96818a34c29551c8a8d301216bd65a861d"
@@ -9277,6 +9294,13 @@ minizlib@^2.0.0, minizlib@^2.1.1:
     minipass "^3.0.0"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+minizlib@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minizlib/-/minizlib-3.1.0.tgz#6ad76c3a8f10227c9b51d1c9ac8e30b27f5a251c"
+  integrity sha512-KZxYo1BUkWD2TVFLr0MQoM8vUUigWD3LlD83a/75BqC+4qE0Hb1Vo5v1FgcfaNXvfXzr+5EhQ6ing/CaBijTlw==
+  dependencies:
+    minipass "^7.1.2"
+
 mixin-deep@^1.2.0:
   version "1.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mixin-deep/-/mixin-deep-1.3.2.tgz#1120b43dc359a785dce65b55b82e257ccf479566"
@@ -12444,7 +12468,7 @@ tar@^4.4.12:
     safe-buffer "^5.2.1"
     yallist "^3.1.1"
 
-tar@^6.0.0, tar@^6.0.2, tar@^6.1.0:
+tar@^6.0.2, tar@^6.1.0:
   version "6.1.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-6.1.11.tgz#6760a38f003afa1b2ffd0ffe9e9abbd0eab3d621"
   integrity sha512-an/KZQzQUkZCkuoAA64hM92X0Urb6VpRhAFllDzz44U2mcD5scmT3zBc4VgVpkugF580+DQn8eAFSyoQt0tznA==
@@ -12456,6 +12480,17 @@ tar@^6.0.0, tar@^6.0.2, tar@^6.1.0:
     mkdirp "^1.0.3"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+tar@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.5.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-7.5.6.tgz#2db7a210748a82f0a89cc31527b90d3a24984fb7"
+  integrity sha512-xqUeu2JAIJpXyvskvU3uvQW8PAmHrtXp2KDuMJwQqW8Sqq0CaZBAQ+dKS3RBXVhU4wC5NjAdKrmh84241gO9cA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@isaacs/fs-minipass" "^4.0.0"
+    chownr "^3.0.0"
+    minipass "^7.1.2"
+    minizlib "^3.1.0"
+    yallist "^5.0.0"
+
 temp-dir@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/temp-dir/-/temp-dir-1.0.0.tgz#0a7c0ea26d3a39afa7e0ebea9c1fc0bc4daa011d"
@@ -13452,6 +13487,11 @@ yallist@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz#9bb92790d9c0effec63be73519e11a35019a3a72"
   integrity sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==
 
+yallist@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-5.0.0.tgz#00e2de443639ed0d78fd87de0d27469fbcffb533"
+  integrity sha512-YgvUTfwqyc7UXVMrB+SImsVYSmTS8X/tSrtdNZMImM+n7+QTriRXyXim0mBrTXNeqzVF0KWGgHPeiyViFFrNDw==
+
 yaml@^1.10.0, yaml@^1.10.2, yaml@^1.7.2:
   version "1.10.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-1.10.2.tgz#2301c5ffbf12b467de8da2333a459e29e7920e4b"