diff --git a/omtd-share-annotations-util/pom.xml b/omtd-share-annotations-util/pom.xml
index 9090a0c..d045e5c 100644
--- a/omtd-share-annotations-util/pom.xml
+++ b/omtd-share-annotations-util/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
       <artifactId>uimafit-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.0</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>eu.openminted.share.annotations</groupId>