diff --git a/lect-engine/pom.xml b/lect-engine/pom.xml
index c273c30..6dc3f59 100644
--- a/lect-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/lect-engine/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
 			<artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-			<version>59.1</version>
+			<version>68.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>