diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b10bac2..42df1d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     <!-- connector SDK version -->
     <version.connector-core>8.5.0</version.connector-core>
-    <version.connector-runtime>8.5.0</version.connector-runtime>
+    <version.connector-runtime>8.6.0</version.connector-runtime>
 
     <!-- external libraries -->
     <version.assertj>3.25.3</version.assertj>