diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31c4647..689377e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mchange</groupId>
             <artifactId>c3p0</artifactId>
-            <version>0.9.5.5</version>
+            <version>0.12.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>