diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7af20e80b0..c2e46b0da9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.1</version>
+      <version>4.4.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>