diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a79efb0e..1333f220 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<artifactId>solr-solrj</artifactId>
 			<groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
-			<version>9.6.1</version>
+			<version>9.7.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- it is needed for Solr embedded server -->
 		<dependency>