diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/pom.xml
index b93436f2b..7d830a095 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>rome</groupId>
+      <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
       <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGenerator.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGenerator.java
index 4b7856f2f..076e5f27a 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGenerator.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGenerator.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndContent;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndContentImpl;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntryImpl;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeedImpl;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndContent;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndContentImpl;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndEntryImpl;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeedImpl;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessor.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessor.java
index 2e93e62ac..718a3fa5e 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessor.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessor.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss.processor;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
-import com.sun.syndication.io.FeedException;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.io.FeedException;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.model.ArtifactMetadata;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.MetadataRepositoryException;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.RepositorySession;
@@ -32,13 +32,9 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import java.time.LocalDateTime;
-import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
-import java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessor.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessor.java
index bb58befd6..90613c985 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessor.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessor.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss.processor;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
-import com.sun.syndication.io.FeedException;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.io.FeedException;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.model.ArtifactMetadata;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.*;
 import org.apache.archiva.repository.Repository;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/RssFeedProcessor.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/RssFeedProcessor.java
index 7bf903af0..e023a3c11 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/RssFeedProcessor.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/RssFeedProcessor.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss.processor;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
-import com.sun.syndication.io.FeedException;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.io.FeedException;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGeneratorTest.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGeneratorTest.java
index dee27fd07..31bea1b02 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/RssFeedGeneratorTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.archiva.test.utils.ArchivaSpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.junit.Before;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessorTest.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessorTest.java
index 40cccc048..8caccdba0 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessorTest.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewArtifactsRssFeedProcessorTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss.processor;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.model.ArtifactMetadata;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.AbstractMetadataRepository;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessorTest.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessorTest.java
index 9075e9aef..445b9680c 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessorTest.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rss/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rss/processor/NewVersionsOfArtifactRssFeedProcessorTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.archiva.rss.processor;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.archiva.common.filelock.DefaultFileLockManager;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.model.ArtifactMetadata;
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/RssFeedServlet.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/RssFeedServlet.java
index e331b8d00..30a15c441 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/RssFeedServlet.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/RssFeedServlet.java
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ package org.apache.archiva.web.rss;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
-import com.sun.syndication.io.FeedException;
-import com.sun.syndication.io.SyndFeedOutput;
-import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.RepositorySession;
+import com.rometools.rome.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
+import com.rometools.rome.io.FeedException;
+import com.rometools.rome.io.SyndFeedOutput;
 import org.apache.archiva.metadata.repository.RepositorySessionFactory;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.authentication.AuthenticationException;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.authentication.AuthenticationResult;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a748f385a..16ddf5f9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependencies of maven modules -->
     <jsoup.version>1.12.1</jsoup.version>
-    <rome.version>0.9</rome.version>
+    <rome.version>1.12.2</rome.version>
     <cronutils.version>9.0.1</cronutils.version>
 
     <spring.version>4.3.10.RELEASE</spring.version>
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>rome</groupId>
+        <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
         <version>${rome.version}</version>
       </dependency>