diff --git a/demo/swampup-java-backend-service/pom.xml b/demo/swampup-java-backend-service/pom.xml
index 6644434..0dfba8b 100644
--- a/demo/swampup-java-backend-service/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/swampup-java-backend-service/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 		<!-- backend dependencies -->
 		<rest-assured.version>4.0.0</rest-assured.version>
-		<postgresql.version>42.2.5</postgresql.version>
+		<postgresql.version>42.4.1</postgresql.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>