diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1fb004f9845..b6e3e597a1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1.201410131835-r</version>
+                <version>3.5.3.201412180710-r</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>