diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f8232ba..6afdb4ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3.1.201302201838-r</version>
+			<version>3.5.3.201412180710-r</version>
 		</dependency>
      </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>