diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 4655f8bd..8a75d13b 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hierynomus</groupId>
             <artifactId>sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>0.31.0</version>
+            <version>0.40.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>