diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44be19c56..0d6b2d2d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
       <artifactId>validation-model-jakarta</artifactId>
-      <version>1.28.2</version>
+      <version>1.30.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>