diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cdde43f..fe75f5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
             <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
-            <version>7.5.1</version>
+            <version>8.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>