diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a820eb..cd07492 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>crypto</artifactId>
-			<version>5.0.2</version>
+			<version>6.0.0</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>