diff --git a/drools-helloworld/pom.xml b/drools-helloworld/pom.xml
index 6ee0e97..75193d7 100644
--- a/drools-helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/drools-helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <description>A sample Drools Maven project</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <runtime.version>7.0.0.Final</runtime.version>
+    <runtime.version>7.69.0.Final</runtime.version>
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>