diff --git a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
index ff343fc481..b758543531 100644
--- a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
             <artifactId>lucene-core</artifactId>
-            <version>8.9.0</version>
+            <version>9.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- BabelNet Lib Dependency -->