diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b2bbd8f7..d46348c70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
         <rascal-maven-plugin.version>0.24.0</rascal-maven-plugin.version>
-        <rascal.version>0.34.0</rascal.version>
+        <rascal.version>0.40.7</rascal.version>
         <rascal-tutor.version>0.18.4</rascal-tutor.version>
         <clair.version>0.12.0</clair.version>
         <rascal-git.version>0.1.14</rascal-git.version>