diff --git a/mavenizer/converters/base/pom.xml b/mavenizer/converters/base/pom.xml
index e9190124..365a340d 100644
--- a/mavenizer/converters/base/pom.xml
+++ b/mavenizer/converters/base/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
             <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.1</version>
+            <version>1.5.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>