diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f3e9c9e..28bcc474 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-                <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
+                <version>4.0.0-rc-1</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>