diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb467b10..e34e7033 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
         <version.org.apache.geronimo.connector>3.1.5</version.org.apache.geronimo.connector>
         <version.org.apache.geronimo.specs.j2ee-connector_1.6>1.0</version.org.apache.geronimo.specs.j2ee-connector_1.6>
         <version.org.apache.geronimo.specs.validation_1.0>1.1</version.org.apache.geronimo.specs.validation_1.0>
-        <version.org.apache.karaf>4.2.16</version.org.apache.karaf>
+        <version.org.apache.karaf>4.4.5</version.org.apache.karaf>
         <version.org.apache.logging.log4j>2.22.1</version.org.apache.logging.log4j>
         <version.org.apache.servicemix.bundles.c3p0>0.9.5.5_1</version.org.apache.servicemix.bundles.c3p0>
         <version.org.apache.servicemix.bundles.cglib>3.3.0_1</version.org.apache.servicemix.bundles.cglib>