diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ca25aa..055b307 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>decentralized-identity</groupId>
         <artifactId>did-common-java</artifactId>
-        <version>1.20.0</version>
+        <version>1.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>nl.reinkrul.did</groupId>