diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 468934e..4600a59 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
             <artifactId>sshd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>