diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8556da61c0..53de67ed98 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.qpid</groupId>
             <artifactId>proton-j</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8</version>
+            <version>0.9</version>
             <!-- License: Apache 2.0 -->
          </dependency>
          <dependency>