diff --git a/dictum-business/pom.xml b/dictum-business/pom.xml
index 06cfc1b..9fef213 100644
--- a/dictum-business/pom.xml
+++ b/dictum-business/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <properties>
         <modelmapper.version>3.2.0</modelmapper.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.1.6.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-        <password4j.version>1.7.3</password4j.version>
+        <password4j.version>1.8.0</password4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>