diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d11889c18..0ef7822f7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Contributors:
 
     <!-- we use properties for version when there are used more than once -->
     <!-- dependencies version -->
-    <californium.version>3.12.0</californium.version>
+    <californium.version>3.12.1</californium.version>
     <logback.version>1.3.12</logback.version>
     <javacoap.version>6.21.0</javacoap.version>
     <netty.version>4.1.109.Final</netty.version>