diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21af272b2f..9cb3ad1da4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     <micrometer.tracing.version>1.5.5</micrometer.tracing.version>
     <otel.version>1.55.0</otel.version>     <!-- already used elsewhere -->
     <commons-compress.version>1.26.2</commons-compress.version>
-    <caffeine.version>2.9.3</caffeine.version>  <!-- java 8. current version 3.2.3 -->
+    <caffeine.version>3.2.3</caffeine.version>  <!-- java 8. current version 3.2.3 -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>