diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f263a359c8..8cc5752ae6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   </modules>
 
   <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>clas12-hipo-java</id>  <!-- `jnp-hipo4` is now built and published from its own repository, https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/hipo-java. Project 919's package registry is public -->
+      <url>https://code.jlab.org/api/v4/projects/919/packages/maven</url>
+    </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clas12maven</id>
       <url>https://clasweb.jlab.org/.clas12maven</url>
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jlab.jnp</groupId>
         <artifactId>jnp-hipo4</artifactId>
-        <version>4.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, check the `net.objecthunter:exp4j` version; see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
+        <version>4.5</version> <!-- from code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/hipo-java; WARNING: if changed, check the `net.objecthunter:exp4j` version; see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@
         - see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` for more info
       -->
 
-      <!-- resolve conflict between `org.jlab.jnp:jnp-hipo:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT` and `org.jlab.jnp:jnp-hipo4:jar:4.3-SNAPSHOT`
+      <!-- resolve conflict between `org.jlab.jnp:jnp-hipo:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT` and `org.jlab.jnp:jnp-hipo4:jar:4.5`
            by choosing the later version of their `net.objecthunter:exp4j` dependency -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.objecthunter</groupId>