diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87c6488..c025d30 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bitbucket.b_c</groupId>
       <artifactId>jose4j</artifactId>
-      <version>0.9.4</version>
+      <version>0.9.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.activation/activation -->