diff --git a/bindings/java/benchmarks/pom.xml b/bindings/java/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 6e9c6148..b165f42a 100644
--- a/bindings/java/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.wickra</groupId>
       <artifactId>wickra</artifactId>
-      <version>0.9.6</version>
+      <version>0.9.7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>