diff --git a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
index ff343fc481..1fd8824464 100644
--- a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
             <artifactId>lucene-sandbox</artifactId>
-            <version>7.2.0</version>
+            <version>9.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Annotations for better code quality -->