diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07f9e51..a8beebb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ecj</artifactId>
-                <version>4.4.2</version>
+                <version>4.6.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.jbpm</groupId>