diff --git a/wagon-providers/wagon-ssh-common-test/pom.xml b/wagon-providers/wagon-ssh-common-test/pom.xml
index 19558ec8..eb86e81e 100644
--- a/wagon-providers/wagon-ssh-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/wagon-providers/wagon-ssh-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ under the License.
   <name>Apache Maven Wagon :: Providers :: SSH Common Tests</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <sshdVersion>2.16.0</sshdVersion>
+    <sshdVersion>2.17.0</sshdVersion>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>