diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8f68c53..d0fbc29a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
       <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <version>3.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>