diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b6d2a1..b12ac02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5</version>
+      <version>3.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>