diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b7ecde9..ef7f884 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<package.title>EXPath Cryptographic Module Implementation</package.title>
-		<crypto.java.lib.version>1.8.0</crypto.java.lib.version>
+		<crypto.java.lib.version>1.9.0</crypto.java.lib.version>
 		<exist.version>5.3.0</exist.version>
 		<crypto.module.ns>http://expath.org/ns/crypto</crypto.module.ns>
 		<crypto.module.java.class>org.expath.exist.crypto.ExistExpathCryptoModule</crypto.module.java.class>