diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 669bb31..e3c22de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.sling.api</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
-            <version>2.2.4</version>
+            <version>2.25.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- jcr -->