diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea08234196..ee825f27ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax</groupId>
             <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
-            <version>7.0</version>
+            <version>8.0.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>