diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6250dd1e..dd6e0b0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ See also the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/blob/master/CH
 
 ### Changed
 
+- [Core] Updated `cucumber-core` dependency to [7.4.0](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ebb9130d..fb232176 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ scalaVersion := scala213
 
 // Library versions
 
-val cucumberVersion = "7.3.4"
+val cucumberVersion = "7.4.0"
 val jacksonVersion = "2.13.3"
 val mockitoScalaVersion = "1.17.7"
 val junitVersion = "4.13.2"
diff --git a/project/build-dependencies.sbt b/project/build-dependencies.sbt
index 12e99689..4c569864 100644
--- a/project/build-dependencies.sbt
+++ b/project/build-dependencies.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-libraryDependencies += "io.cucumber" % "cucumber-core" % "7.3.4"
+libraryDependencies += "io.cucumber" % "cucumber-core" % "7.4.0"
 libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-collection-compat" % "2.7.0"
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index 52a12a70..6a257154 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ThisBuild / version := "8.4.1-SNAPSHOT"
+ThisBuild / version := "8.5.0-SNAPSHOT"