diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6163e2d4..8dfb3b0b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		<mariadb-java-client.version>2.7.2</mariadb-java-client.version>
 		<mssql.version>9.2.1.jre8</mssql.version>
 		<mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.29</mysql-connector-java.version>
-		<postgresql.version>42.2.19</postgresql.version>
+		<postgresql.version>42.3.5</postgresql.version>
 		<oracle.version>19.6.0.0</oracle.version>
 
 		<!-- test utilities-->