diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 12096298d..38c688572 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <properties>
     <gt.version>32-SNAPSHOT</gt.version>
     <jts.version>1.19.0</jts.version>
-    <jaiext.version>1.1.25</jaiext.version>
+    <jaiext.version>1.1.26</jaiext.version>
     <spring.version>5.3.34</spring.version>
     <spring.security.version>5.7.12</spring.security.version>
     <xstream.version>1.4.20</xstream.version>