diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 995e3658..3d38f23e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bboxdb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bboxdb-commons</artifactId>
-			<version>0.8.3</version>
+			<version>0.9.7</version>
 		</dependency>