diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf0ac5366c..b3d80cbf69 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kryo</artifactId>
-                <version>4.0.2</version>
+                <version>5.5.0</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>