diff --git a/java/events_slack_notifications/pom.xml b/java/events_slack_notifications/pom.xml
index d8bcef6..5df7e03 100644
--- a/java/events_slack_notifications/pom.xml
+++ b/java/events_slack_notifications/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.hubspot.slack</groupId>
       <artifactId>slack-java-client</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>