diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2b6fe1..e2ade87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This store supports serializing and deserializing files in JSON, YAML and XML fo
     <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
     <sonar.organization>spdx</sonar.organization>
 	<sonar.projectKey>spdx-jackson-store</sonar.projectKey>
-	<dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.8</dependency-check-maven.version>
+	<dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.9</dependency-check-maven.version>
   </properties>
    <licenses>
 	<license>