diff --git a/openejb/pom.xml b/openejb/pom.xml
index 898cda9aa3..127159aa4f 100644
--- a/openejb/pom.xml
+++ b/openejb/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <activation.version>1.1.1</activation.version>
         <apiguardian-api.version>1.1.2</apiguardian-api.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
+        <jaxb-api.version>2.3.6</jaxb-api.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <openejb-core.version>8.0.9</openejb-core.version>
         <project.Automatic-Module-Name>io.cucumber.openejb</project.Automatic-Module-Name>