diff --git a/boomerangScope-Soot/pom.xml b/boomerangScope-Soot/pom.xml
index 887565e3..576ae0fb 100644
--- a/boomerangScope-Soot/pom.xml
+++ b/boomerangScope-Soot/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <soot.version>4.6.0</soot.version>
+        <soot.version>4.7.1</soot.version>
         <license.dir>${project.parent.basedir}</license.dir>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b18accc..2c28086b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <!-- See https://www.eclipse.org/projects/handbook/#ip-copyright-headers -->
         <license.dir>${project.basedir}</license.dir>
 
-        <soot.version>4.6.0</soot.version>
+        <soot.version>4.7.1</soot.version>
         <sootup.version>2.0.0</sootup.version>
         <opal.version>6.0.0</opal.version>
         <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>