diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6ac89a1fe5d14cdf8f87bcaefed25d6139b45ec..5a7444591fce7fc4924d3842192a4425ceab0d9f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>no.nibio.vips</groupId>
             <artifactId>VIPSCommon</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.1</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>