diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7fce286c5..3e33697514 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <inceptionYear>2005</inceptionYear>
 
   <properties>
-    <activemq-version>5.6.0</activemq-version>
+    <activemq-version>${version}</activemq-version>
     <activeio-version>3.1.4</activeio-version>
     <siteId>activemq-${activemq-version}</siteId>
     <projectName>Apache ActiveMQ</projectName>