diff --git a/scm-core/pom.xml b/scm-core/pom.xml
index fa1296d182..5d3e50cd43 100644
--- a/scm-core/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-core/pom.xml
@@ -72,14 +72,9 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <version>11.0.2</version>
+      <version>12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     
-    <!--
-     TODO remove commons-lang dependency if guava 12.0.0 is released,
-     because of the escaper classes.
-    -->
-    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>