diff --git a/matching-validation/pom.xml b/matching-validation/pom.xml
index 0ed20d2886..d9e4b2e4e6 100644
--- a/matching-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-validation/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- project default compile: -->
-        <jenaVersion>3.12.0</jenaVersion>
+        <jenaVersion>4.0.0</jenaVersion>
         <owlapiVersion>5.1.11</owlapiVersion>
         <jenaPrefix>org.apache.jena.</jenaPrefix>
         <owlapiAdd>.orElse(null)</owlapiAdd>