diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a280466..988ad0d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>io.xspec</groupId>
                         <artifactId>xspec</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.0</version>
+                        <version>3.4.3</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
                 <configuration>