diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 384d3e8ee90a..3f9866e2cbb9 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.2.25</version>
+            <version>42.4.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>