diff --git a/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml b/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
index c217a6d..f1d85e6 100644
--- a/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
             <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
+            <version>1.5.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>