diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index a9820c0..18f67a2 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
             <artifactId>compatibility-kit</artifactId>
-            <version>25.0.0</version>
+            <version>26.0.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>