diff --git a/artemis-pom/pom.xml b/artemis-pom/pom.xml
index b36fbb5a38..021d1c42d7 100644
--- a/artemis-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/artemis-pom/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
             <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-            <version>5.3.0</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
          </dependency>