diff --git a/persistence/pom.xml b/persistence/pom.xml
index f84da7ff..0a15e58b 100644
--- a/persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>9.4-1201-jdbc41</version>
+            <version>42.2.25</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>joda-time</groupId>