diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e31fc9c77a..cbd36d28e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 
     <!-- repostitory libraries -->
     <jgit.version>v4.5.2.201704071617-r-scm1</jgit.version>
-    <svnkit.version>1.8.15-scm1</svnkit.version>
+    <svnkit.version>1.9.0-scm1</svnkit.version>
 
     <!-- util libraries -->
     <guava.version>15.0</guava.version>