diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index f7082376525..e175fa37d40 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-                    <version>42.3.6</version>
+                    <version>42.4.0</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
             <build>