diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8863a0c2..dbf8274a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
                 <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5</version>
+                <version>3.6</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- Keep managed JUnit artifacts Java 8-compatible; junit-pioneer itself must stay on 1.x for Java 8 bytecode. -->
             <dependency>