diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce97ee5921e5fa7bf6b3b196d2edccd002a5503a..dedcf2e0ce20b651ded4cee7b2d7e7d75f5bc964 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
             <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-            <version>70.1</version>
+            <version>72.1</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <!--dependency>