diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf084e0d6..49be85f13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <webgoat.sslenabled>false</webgoat.sslenabled>
     <webjars-locator-core.version>0.59</webjars-locator-core.version>
     <webwolf.context>/</webwolf.context>
-    <wiremock.version>3.8.0</wiremock.version>
+    <wiremock.version>3.9.0</wiremock.version>
     <xml-resolver.version>1.2</xml-resolver.version>
     <xstream.version>1.4.5</xstream.version>
     <!-- do not update necessary for lesson -->