diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index a27749023..08cbb1e1a 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-config</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
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