diff --git a/vertigo-audit/pom.xml b/vertigo-audit/pom.xml
index d0697704d..01c4d2e04 100644
--- a/vertigo-audit/pom.xml
+++ b/vertigo-audit/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
 				<artifactId>core</artifactId>
-				<version>4.13.0</version><!-- 4.14.0: jdk21, 5.0.0 : not official -->
+				<version>4.14.0</version><!-- 4.14.0: jdk21, 5.0.0 : not official -->
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>io.vertigo</groupId>