diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 310549013e11e..7e3a46b060f0b 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <abdera-version>1.1.3</abdera-version>
     <!-- Note that activemq dependency is only used for testing! -->
-    <activemq-version>5.10.0</activemq-version>
+    <activemq-version>5.16.8</activemq-version>
     <ahc-version>1.8.14</ahc-version>
     <ant-bundle-version>1.7.0_6</ant-bundle-version>
     <antlr-bundle-version>3.4_1</antlr-bundle-version>