diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d322f6..d4f2adc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <version.org.jgroups>5.3.21.Final</version.org.jgroups>
+        <version.org.jgroups>5.5.0.Final</version.org.jgroups>
         <version.com.microsoft.azure.azure-storage>8.6.6</version.com.microsoft.azure.azure-storage>
 
         <!-- Overridden versions as managed by WildFly -->