diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d85e81..93dcc6d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
              real in the scheduled Fuzz workflow (JAZZER_FUZZ=1). -->
         <jazzer.version>0.30.0</jazzer.version>
         <!-- Security pin; see the direct lz4-java dependency for the rationale. -->
-        <lz4-java.version>1.11.3</lz4-java.version>
+        <lz4-java.version>1.12.0</lz4-java.version>
 
         <!--
             JUnit tags excluded from the default test run. The external-contract