diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index aea1ebf..dfbe049 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     // this plugin provides all the vo-dml functionality
-    id("net.ivoa.vo-dml.vodmltools") version "0.5.4"
+    id("net.ivoa.vo-dml.vodmltools") version "0.5.5"
 }
 
 vodml {