diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45d4b0f..1f85e93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
             <artifactId>johnzon-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.3</version>
+            <version>1.2.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- OSGi annotations (OSGi R7) -->