diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index accf230f0..ff440f667 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
 
         <!-- dependency versions in alphanumeric order -->
-        <asm.version>7.3.1</asm.version>
+        <asm.version>9.0</asm.version>
         <jackson.version>2.10.3</jackson.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.13.3</log4j2.version>
         <ognl.version>3.2.14</ognl.version>