diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7611df09b4b..0b1717391bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <taglibs-version>1.2.5</taglibs-version>
     <xpp3-version>1.1.4c</xpp3-version>
     <xstream-version>1.4.21</xstream-version>
-    <xbean-version>4.30</xbean-version>
+    <xbean-version>4.31</xbean-version>
     <xerces-version>2.12.2</xerces-version>
     <jaxb-tools-version>4.0.16</jaxb-tools-version>
     <stompjms-version>3.1.0</stompjms-version>