diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68f9b680d3..b178bc768c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.bcel</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
-            <version>6.7.0</version>
+            <version>6.8.0</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>