diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b1dbcbdd49..55b9b32ad22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     <assertj.version>3.21.0</assertj.version>
     <awaitility.version>4.1.1</awaitility.version>
     <!-- The currently available version is 2.0.5 and anything above 1.4.3 is no longer compatible with our code -->
-    <bit-io.version>1.4.3</bit-io.version>
+    <bit-io.version>2.0.5</bit-io.version>
     <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
     <boost.version>1.78.0</boost.version>
     <boost.version.underline-short>1_78</boost.version.underline-short>