diff --git a/core/build.sbt b/core/build.sbt
index d8d65453..cda2b5ea 100644
--- a/core/build.sbt
+++ b/core/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name := "overflowdb-core"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "net.sf.trove4j" % "core" % "3.1.0",
-  "org.msgpack" % "msgpack-core" % "0.9.1",
+  "org.msgpack" % "msgpack-core" % "0.9.8",
   "com.h2database" % "h2-mvstore" % "1.4.200",
   "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "2.0.7"
 )