diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cbc6bbb8..99458d925 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
 				<artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
-				<version>1.5.4</version>
+				<version>1.6.3</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>