diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f58e9bb8..38625df7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.6.1"
+  ".": "4.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32982fbc..95aba194 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.6.2](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.6.1...v4.6.2) (2022-10-18)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [`a722962`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/a722962521b049f45c690d861fe5fccafa91321a) [#244](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/244) account for new npm-package-arg behavior (@wraithgar)
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* [`6fe7663`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/6fe7663cd7ee5bbb76be672f4936302156242603) bump npm-package-arg from 9.1.2 to 10.0.0
+
 ## [4.6.1](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.6.0...v4.6.1) (2022-10-17)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lib/check/check-required.js b/lib/check/check-required.js
index c7c114b4..cb0485bf 100644
--- a/lib/check/check-required.js
+++ b/lib/check/check-required.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const run = ({ pkg, path, config: { requiredPackages = {} } }) => {
 
       return {
         title: `The following required ${location} were not found:`,
-        body: specs.map((s) => s.rawSpec ? `${s.name}@${s.rawSpec}` : s.name),
+        body: specs.map((s) => s.rawSpec === '*' ? s.name : `${s.name}@${s.rawSpec}`),
         // solution is to remove any existing all at once but add back in by --save-<location>
         solution: [
           rmCommand(specs),
diff --git a/lib/util/has-package.js b/lib/util/has-package.js
index 00794924..bffddfad 100644
--- a/lib/util/has-package.js
+++ b/lib/util/has-package.js
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ const getSpecVersion = (spec, where) => {
   switch (arg.type) {
     case 'range':
       return new semver.Range(arg.fetchSpec)
-    case 'tag': {
-      // special case an empty spec to mean any version
-      return arg.rawSpec === '' && new semver.Range('*')
-    }
     case 'version':
       return new semver.SemVer(arg.fetchSpec)
     case 'directory': {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4addec06..20fb8a0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/template-oss",
-  "version": "4.6.1",
+  "version": "4.6.2",
   "description": "templated files used in npm CLI team oss projects",
   "main": "lib/content/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "just-deep-map-values": "^1.1.1",
     "just-diff": "^5.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "npm-package-arg": "^9.0.1",
+    "npm-package-arg": "^10.0.0",
     "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
     "release-please": "npm:@npmcli/release-please@^14.2.6",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/check/snapshots.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/check/snapshots.js.test.cjs
index af8da9ee..e9d4657e 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/check/snapshots.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/check/snapshots.js.test.cjs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ The following required devDependencies were not found:
   @npmcli/eslint-config
   tap
 
-To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@latest tap@latest --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
+To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@* tap@* --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
 
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 `
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ The following required devDependencies were not found:
   @npmcli/eslint-config
   tap
 
-To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@latest tap@latest --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
+To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@* tap@* --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
 
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 `
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ The following required devDependencies were not found:
   @npmcli/eslint-config
   tap
 
-To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@latest tap@latest --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
+To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@* tap@* --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ The following required devDependencies were not found:
   @npmcli/eslint-config
   tap
 
-To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@latest tap@latest --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
+To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@* tap@* --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ The following required devDependencies were not found:
   @npmcli/eslint-config
   tap
 
-To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@latest tap@latest --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
+To correct it: npm rm @npmcli/template-oss @npmcli/eslint-config tap && npm i @npmcli/eslint-config@* tap@* --save-dev && npm i @npmcli/template-oss@{{VERSION}} --save-dev --save-exact
 
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