diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1a5b5d8..917f4e8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <qanary.components.version>5.0.0</qanary.components.version>
 
     <!-- shared library versions -->
-    <jena.version>5.3.0</jena.version>
+    <jena.version>6.1.0</jena.version>
     <spring-boot-admin.version>4.1.1</spring-boot-admin.version>
     <springdoc.version>3.0.3</springdoc.version>
     <stardog.version>8.2.2</stardog.version>