diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2097271c4..609b528d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
 			<artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
-			<version>1.5.4</version>
+			<version>1.6.3</version>
 			<type>pom</type>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>