diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e7a0b1daa..388e1aa897 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.kohlschutter.junixsocket</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junixsocket-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.6.1</version>
+			<version>2.8.1</version>
 			<type>pom</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>