diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96f5c89b0..b4d9c03e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
 			<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0.GA</version>
+			<version>${validation}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>