diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
index 44d60f097..8af4d4923 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xbean</groupId>
             <artifactId>xbean-asm6-shaded</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7</version>
+            <version>4.8</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>