diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59af656..7e48213 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.datafaker</groupId>
             <artifactId>datafaker</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.0</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>