diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0093a47..7bdbfcf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bitcoinj</groupId>
             <artifactId>bitcoinj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>0.15.8</version>
+            <version>0.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>