diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e932cfd93..fc8a1fb3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
       <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-      <version>42.2.23</version>
+      <version>42.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>