diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0274a0b..10296ee6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _Java 8 maven artifact:_
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
         <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.8</version>
+        <version>2.3.9</version>
         <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 ```
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _Java 6 and Java 7 maven artifact:_
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
         <artifactId>HikariCP-java6</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.8</version>
+        <version>2.3.9</version>
         <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 ```