diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 375f05c..24bdb45 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
         <artifactId>validation-model</artifactId>
-        <version>1.24.2</version>
+        <version>1.26.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>