diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 817b243..6f805a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
         <!-- backend dependencies -->
         <rest-assured.version>4.0.0</rest-assured.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.2.6</postgresql.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.4.1</postgresql.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>