diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4122698..07549a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <!--  Generate PackageVersion.java into this directory.  -->
         <packageVersion.dir>com/staffbase/plugins/sdk</packageVersion.dir>
         <packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.json</packageVersion.package>
-        <jose4j.version>0.9.4</jose4j.version>
+        <jose4j.version>0.9.6</jose4j.version>
         <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>