diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b986c2..5dc1b96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   <properties>
     <adam.version>0.32.0</adam.version>
     <bdg-convert.version>0.10.0</bdg-convert.version>
-    <biojava.version>5.3.0</biojava.version>
+    <biojava.version>5.4.0</biojava.version>
     <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     <maven.enforcer.jdk-version>[1.8,)</maven.enforcer.jdk-version>