diff --git a/etc/as-pom.xml b/etc/as-pom.xml
index 94c586f9c..b305d9b07 100644
--- a/etc/as-pom.xml
+++ b/etc/as-pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.threerings</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspirin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6</version>
+      <version>1.9</version>
       <type>swc</type>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>