diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd30113c6..fd23fd756 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
         <camel.version>4.16.0</camel.version>
 
-        <citrus.version>4.8.2</citrus.version>
+        <citrus.version>4.9.0</citrus.version>
 
         <!-- Versions used inside Kamelets (add them also to the dependencyManagement section and the groovy script below) -->
         <!-- These properties must keep this same format "version.<groupId>.<artifactId>" -->