diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e8f4e82..56a58bc7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
             <artifactId>system-stubs-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.3</version>
+            <version>2.1.8</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>