diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05d6fa4..9123fb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
             <artifactId>kryo</artifactId>
-            <version>${kryo.version}</version>
+            <version>5.3.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>