diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a2cdd255..e17e89c52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
                 <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.0.GA</version>
+                <version>1.1.0.Final</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>joda-time</groupId>