diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36d1821..e950d16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.7</version>
+      <version>3.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>