diff --git a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
index ded902bf65..9b382c301d 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		  <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
 		  <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
-		  <version>4.0.3</version>
+		  <version>6.3.0</version>
 		</dependency>
   </dependencies>