diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dae9333..a39bcaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
 			<artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-			<version>3.15.7</version>
+			<version>3.16</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>