diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 498c41b..de4446f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>3.0.1</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
-    <dnsjava.version>2.1.8</dnsjava.version>
+    <dnsjava.version>3.6.0</dnsjava.version>
     <hamcrest-all.version>1.3</hamcrest-all.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.1</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <java.version>1.7</java.version>