diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ef48c1d3..a3bc5908c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.coat</groupId>
       <artifactId>coat-libs</artifactId>
-      <version>13.5.1</version>
+      <version>13.5.3</version>
       <type>jar</type>
     </dependency>
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.groovy/groovy-all -->