diff --git a/inception-humanprotocol-adapter/pom.xml b/inception-humanprotocol-adapter/pom.xml
index 597c187..f1610a2 100644
--- a/inception-humanprotocol-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/inception-humanprotocol-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
       <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.9.7</version>
+      <version>4.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <!-- Servlet -->