diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d56185e..70f40a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
       <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.0</version>
+      <version>1.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.fressian</groupId>