diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75f06dd2d8..8e6d041eba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.components</groupId>
         <artifactId>geronimo-transaction</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.3</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- FTP support for BlobMessages -->