diff --git a/sda-commons-dependencies/build.gradle b/sda-commons-dependencies/build.gradle
index a789925aa..fb2c41d40 100644
--- a/sda-commons-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/sda-commons-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     // sda-commons-web-testing
-    api 'com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:9.39.3'
+    api 'com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:9.40'
 
     api 'de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.spring3x:4.13.0'