diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b60ad3a..96a935f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
 			<artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.0</version>
+			<version>v1.2.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hyperledger</groupId>