diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ccacfe00c..b998e92502 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>marc4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>marc4j</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1</version>
+        <version>2.7.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>jdbm</groupId>