diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 0418c6b4a..8730c63e4 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
     <json-schema.version>4.36.0</json-schema.version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
     <owlapi.version>4.5.19</owlapi.version>
-    <postgres.version>42.7.3</postgres.version>
+    <postgres.version>42.7.8</postgres.version>
     <problem-spring-web.version>0.23.0</problem-spring-web.version>
     <querydsl.version>5.1.0</querydsl.version>
     <snomed-owl-toolkit.version>5.4.0</snomed-owl-toolkit.version>