diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5bf579..34bea93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.password4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>password4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version>
+      <version>1.7.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>