diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e980c18..e925a1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
         <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.5</version>
+        <version>3.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>