diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b36529a..0db5741 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.ids_mannheim.korap</groupId>
             <artifactId>Krill</artifactId>
-            <version>0.52</version>
+            <version>0.53</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>