diff --git a/fernet-java8/pom.xml b/fernet-java8/pom.xml
index 08de1c97..c2515cfb 100644
--- a/fernet-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/fernet-java8/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>3.19.3</version>
+      <version>4.0.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>