diff --git a/java/pg_jdbc_demo/pom.xml b/java/pg_jdbc_demo/pom.xml
index 21faa49..e6fee57 100644
--- a/java/pg_jdbc_demo/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pg_jdbc_demo/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>9.4-1200-jdbc41</version>
+            <version>42.3.9</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>