diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72694656f6e..408d0d5f9c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <awaitility.version>1.7.0</awaitility.version>
         <bottlerocket.version>0.30.0</bottlerocket.version>
         <dokka.version>1.6.10</dokka.version>
-        <driver.version>4.4.1</driver.version>
+        <driver.version>4.5.1</driver.version>
         <json.assert.version>1.5.0</json.assert.version>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>11</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
         <kotlin.version>1.6.10</kotlin.version>