diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 062ca3c3b..decda9992 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
   		<artifactId>validation-model-jakarta</artifactId>
-  		<version>1.26.1</version>
+  		<version>1.26.2</version>
 	</dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>