diff --git a/aci/e2e/aci-demo/words/pom.xml b/aci/e2e/aci-demo/words/pom.xml
index 0e4239ba1..497b6b227 100644
--- a/aci/e2e/aci-demo/words/pom.xml
+++ b/aci/e2e/aci-demo/words/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.3.3</version>
+            <version>42.3.8</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>