diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb0a1a08632ccf1631552bbb63d82933e94bdcfb..d2cf04e4219552474162cb04bc49683f1c3d4fa6 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>no.nibio.vips</groupId>
             <artifactId>VIPSCommon</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.1</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>