diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c30ab08..da7f20e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3</version>
+                <version>2.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>