diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5417d86e69..34e59230be 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
     <pax-exam-version>4.6.0</pax-exam-version>
     <paxexam-karaf-container-version>1.0.0</paxexam-karaf-container-version>
-    <pax-runner-version>1.6.1</pax-runner-version>
+    <pax-runner-version>1.8.6</pax-runner-version>
     <pax-url-version>2.4.3</pax-url-version>
     <felix-configadmin-version>1.8.0</felix-configadmin-version>
     <felix-framework-version>5.0.1</felix-framework-version>