diff --git a/cygnus-common/pom.xml b/cygnus-common/pom.xml
index 5b7c235be..983396eb6 100644
--- a/cygnus-common/pom.xml
+++ b/cygnus-common/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.4.3</version>
+            <version>42.7.2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Required by OracleSQLBackendImpl at runtime -->