diff --git a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
index 45ba180fc9..49463f30f6 100644
--- a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
             <artifactId>lucene-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.2.0</version>
+            <version>8.8.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- BabelNet Lib Dependency -->