diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08d6dc3412da..a85d72a9e6f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
     <!-- Library Dependency Versions -->
     <accumulo.version>1.6.0</accumulo.version>
-    <activemq.version>5.5.0</activemq.version>
+    <activemq.version>5.6.0</activemq.version>
     <ant.version>1.9.1</ant.version>
     <antlr.version>3.4</antlr.version>
     <avro.version>1.7.5</avro.version>