diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/tlcsdm/core/util/DependencyInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/com/tlcsdm/core/util/DependencyInfo.java
index 95c0c16ca..04a970be5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/tlcsdm/core/util/DependencyInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/tlcsdm/core/util/DependencyInfo.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ private static class SingletonInstance {
                 "https://github.com/JonathanGiles/TeenyHttpd", "MIT License",
                 "http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php"),
 
-            new Dependency("com.cedarsoftware", "java-util", "3.8.0", false,
+            new Dependency("com.cedarsoftware", "java-util", "3.9.0", false,
                 "https://github.com/jdereg/java-util", "Apache License, Version 2.0",
                 "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"),
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6c6893e7..7d20c663b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         <plantuml.version>1.2025.4</plantuml.version>
         <cssfx.version>11.5.1</cssfx.version>
         <teenyhttpd.version>1.0.5</teenyhttpd.version>
-        <java-util.version>3.8.0</java-util.version>
+        <java-util.version>3.9.0</java-util.version>
         <eclipse-collections.version>13.0.0</eclipse-collections.version>
         <jep.version>4.2.2</jep.version>
         <imageio.version>3.12.0</imageio.version>