diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f9a363..20fa871 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <project.build.source>1.8</project.build.source>
         <project.build.target>1.8</project.build.target>
 
-        <exist.version>6.0.1</exist.version>
+        <exist.version>6.1.0</exist.version>
 
         <!-- used in the EXPath Package Descriptor -->
         <package-name>https://exist-db.org/exist-db/app/scheduler</package-name>