diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f1fabe..537eba9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
       <artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.8</version>
+      <version>3.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>