diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e574764a13daac1bf59cde60df367933ee25a7b..5b4dad2950a5d42e3cad2df70b44f5a2284b0c63 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>no.nibio.vips</groupId>
             <artifactId>VIPSCommon</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.2</version>
+            <version>2.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax</groupId>