diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53ca6961f8a..8588a178efc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
     <!-- testing -->
     <awaitility.version>4.3.0</awaitility.version>
-    <equalsverifier.version>4.3</equalsverifier.version>
+    <equalsverifier.version>4.4.1</equalsverifier.version>
     <glassfish.json.version>2.0.1</glassfish.json.version>
     <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
     <smallrye.jwt.version>4.6.3</smallrye.jwt.version>