diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 343959aa5..53ea4dc0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.1.4</version>
+            <version>42.3.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- autogenerates getters, setters, and other boilerplate code -->