diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 987f438..d012086 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency> <!-- this dependency includes dependency to uoa-monitor-service-library -->
         <groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>
         <artifactId>uoa-monitor-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.8</version>
+        <version>1.1.9</version>
         <classifier>library</classifier>
     </dependency>