diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 971c027..e994ccf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
 			<artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-			<version>3.15.8</version>
+			<version>3.16</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>