diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 81dce524..04efdfb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.ben-manes.caffeine</groupId>
       <artifactId>caffeine</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.3</version>
+      <version>3.1.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--test dependencies-->