diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9643d72..ca8a981 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
       <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
-      <version>16.2</version>
+      <version>17.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>