diff --git a/core-it-support/core-it-javaagent/pom.xml b/core-it-support/core-it-javaagent/pom.xml
index 7b4aba8ac..a7dc98b45 100644
--- a/core-it-support/core-it-javaagent/pom.xml
+++ b/core-it-support/core-it-javaagent/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>
-      <version>7.3.1</version>
+      <version>9.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>