diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3c999dc..d4847d5b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-			<version>9.4.1211</version>
+			<version>42.2.25</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- end Hibernate library dependency -->
 		<!-- utility stuff -->