diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3090ce637..f3b347194 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0.GA</version>
+            <version>2.0.1.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>