diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07b4e3b..6cd130b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-		    <version>3.15.6</version>
+		    <version>3.16.1</version>
 		    <scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>