diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d99d04a..18b78ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>3.17.3</version>
+      <version>3.17.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- jenkins dependencies -->