diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68e1adbcb7..234d0750a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <servlet.version>2.5</servlet.version>
     <guice.version>3.0</guice.version>
-    <jersey.version>1.7</jersey.version>
+    <jersey.version>1.8</jersey.version>
     <ehcache.version>2.4.2</ehcache.version>
     <freemarker.version>2.3.18</freemarker.version>
     <project.build.javaLevel>1.6</project.build.javaLevel>
@@ -307,4 +307,4 @@
     <netbeans.hint.license>SCM-BSD</netbeans.hint.license>
   </properties>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>