diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 4eb00d5..5da88ec 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <project.Automatic-Module-Name>io.cucumber.messages.cli</project.Automatic-Module-Name>
         <junit-xml-formatter.version>0.11.0</junit-xml-formatter.version>
         <testng-xml-formatter.version>0.7.0</testng-xml-formatter.version>
-        <gherkin.version>36.1.0</gherkin.version>
+        <gherkin.version>37.0.0</gherkin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>