diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b75f1d023add8f3980a4e3bfa81d9863fb1560cb..d44d1faaf807b89da85550036d9a6319c04fca22 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>no.nibio.vips</groupId>
             <artifactId>VIPSCommon</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.3</version>
+            <version>2.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>