diff --git a/spf4j/spf4j-core-app/pom.xml b/spf4j/spf4j-core-app/pom.xml
index 2f7f3745f1c7..dc9fe6564e74 100644
--- a/spf4j/spf4j-core-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spf4j/spf4j-core-app/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <spf4j.version>8.9.0</spf4j.version>
+        <spf4j.version>8.9.6</spf4j.version>
         <compiler.plugin.version>3.8.0</compiler.plugin.version>
         <dependency.plugin.version>3.1.1</dependency.plugin.version>
     </properties>