diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index a51324f..06269c3 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <stacks.core.commons.version>1.0.2</stacks.core.commons.version>
+    <stacks.core.commons.version>1.0.3</stacks.core.commons.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>