diff --git a/openpdf-core/pom.xml b/openpdf-core/pom.xml
index 504d26e37..9c6d6c3e3 100644
--- a/openpdf-core/pom.xml
+++ b/openpdf-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
       <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-      <version>77.1</version>
+      <version>78.2</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>