diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e0e6b2038..f184ef41aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
     <!-- testing -->
     <awaitility.version>4.3.0</awaitility.version>
-    <equalsverifier.version>4.4.2</equalsverifier.version>
+    <equalsverifier.version>4.5</equalsverifier.version>
     <glassfish.json.version>2.0.1</glassfish.json.version>
     <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
     <smallrye.jwt.version>4.6.3</smallrye.jwt.version>