diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 2038359868..9c3309e377 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>postgresql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.2-504.jdbc3</version>
+                    <version>8.4-701.jdbc3</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>postgresql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.2-504.jdbc3</version>
+                    <version>8.4-701.jdbc3</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>