diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8bbe144e..9c7fec1d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13.2"
     implementation "org.json:json:20231013"
-    implementation "com.github.javaparser:javaparser-core:3.12.0"
+    implementation "com.github.javaparser:javaparser-core:3.25.7"
     implementation "com.google.guava:guava:32.1.3-jre"
     testImplementation "com.google.truth:truth:1.1.5"
     testImplementation "com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension:1.1.5"
diff --git a/src/main/java/analyzer/exercises/Exercise.java b/src/main/java/analyzer/exercises/Exercise.java
index 70a943f6..08f9fef0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/analyzer/exercises/Exercise.java
+++ b/src/main/java/analyzer/exercises/Exercise.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private Exercise(File solutionFile, FileWriter analysisFileWriter, FileWriter ta
         this.tagsFileWriter = tagsFileWriter;
 
         try {
-            this.compilationUnit = JavaParser.parse(solutionFile);
+            this.compilationUnit = new JavaParser().parse(solutionFile).getResult().get();
         } catch (ParseProblemException e) {
             addComment(GeneralComment.FAILED_PARSE);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {