diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 05a285ac..5982e555 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-connectors-sse" % pekkoConnectorVersion,
   "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-connectors-file" % pekkoConnectorVersion,
   // With the latest sshj lib explicitly included, we get a more robust behaviour on "large" data sets in SftpEcho
-  "com.hierynomus" % "sshj" % "0.39.0",
+  "com.hierynomus" % "sshj" % "0.40.0",
   "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-connectors-xml" % pekkoConnectorVersion,
   "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-connectors-ftp" % pekkoConnectorVersion,
   "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-connectors-elasticsearch" % pekkoConnectorVersion,