diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 3fe0dbd..058f4a3 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nats</groupId>
       <artifactId>jnats</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.6</version>
+      <version>2.26.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- JSON -->
     <dependency>