diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b2a2a0..d67704b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>nl.knaw.dans</groupId>
             <artifactId>dans-java-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>nl.knaw.dans</groupId>