diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40f1aaf..ac6e0cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
 			<artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
-			<version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>[1.9.0,)</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
         <dependency>