diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/pom.xml
index 6455077f12b38..468ce879db29b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.calimero</groupId>
       <artifactId>calimero-device</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.6-rc1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>