diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cdf4477d9..bc8a2596f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@
     <maven.version>2.0.8</maven.version>
     <maven3x.version>3.0-alpha-4</maven3x.version>
     <wagon.version>1.0-beta-5</wagon.version>
-    <redback.version>1.2.3</redback.version>
+    <redback.version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</redback.version>
     <jetty.version>6.1.19</jetty.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.5.8</slf4j.version>
     <binder.version>0.9</binder.version>