diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2ca7ffd1ad74c719dc02f3929021f8d5f96d020..d8f25331a43a8629cba64b00166647e3f171edd1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
     <maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
     <maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>0.14.0</maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>
-    <mets-mods-mapping.version>1.1.39</mets-mods-mapping.version>
+    <mets-mods-mapping.version>1.1.40</mets-mods-mapping.version>
     <package-info-maven-plugin.version>1.4.5</package-info-maven-plugin.version>
     <properties-maven-plugin.version>1.0-alpha-2</properties-maven-plugin.version>
     <rdf4j-repository-api.version>3.0.2</rdf4j-repository-api.version>