diff --git a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
index 959ee001cf..a28be74f71 100644
--- a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
             <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-            <version>56.1</version>
+            <version>71.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- BabelNet Lib Dependency -->