diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ece9aaf6..cec3dd75a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>
 				<artifactId>dnet-pace-core</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.2</version>
+				<version>4.0.4</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>