diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3b7213a..da1a5fae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.sf.ehcache</groupId>
         <artifactId>ehcache-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.7</version>
+        <version>2.6.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.archiva.redback.components</groupId>