diff --git a/openpdf-core/pom.xml b/openpdf-core/pom.xml
index aee7fa00f..0143fca0d 100644
--- a/openpdf-core/pom.xml
+++ b/openpdf-core/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
       <artifactId>validation-model</artifactId>
-      <version>1.28.2</version>
+      <version>1.30.1</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>