diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc5476cb80..849dd0e330 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4.2</version>
+      <version>4.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>