diff --git a/builders/testdata/java/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml b/builders/testdata/java/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
index 4456499b1..c5e55789c 100644
--- a/builders/testdata/java/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/builders/testdata/java/sparkjava-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
       <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.9.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>