diff --git a/openejb/server/openejb-cxf-rs/pom.xml b/openejb/server/openejb-cxf-rs/pom.xml
index 253badac9b..6a672e04c1 100644
--- a/openejb/server/openejb-cxf-rs/pom.xml
+++ b/openejb/server/openejb-cxf-rs/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
       <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.5.4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>