diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index 2f3c5d954..20f3ed2d9 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-config</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11</version>
+      <version>3.12</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>