diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index b667dfd380..da5e0c13ea 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javassist</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
-                <version>3.9.0.GA</version>
+                <version>3.12.0.GA</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- cglib is optional, but if defined it should be version 2.2 -->
             <dependency>