diff --git a/testing/specsupport/applib/pom.xml b/testing/specsupport/applib/pom.xml
index d148a868c18..e70efae224a 100644
--- a/testing/specsupport/applib/pom.xml
+++ b/testing/specsupport/applib/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
 			<artifactId>messages</artifactId>
-			<version>34.0.1</version>
+			<version>34.2.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- convenience -->