diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdac6e9..4e0eadf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.bigboxer23</groupId>
       <artifactId>utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.8</version>
+      <version>2.2.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>