diff --git a/slingshot/pom.xml b/slingshot/pom.xml
index bd9c1ab..a679d09 100644
--- a/slingshot/pom.xml
+++ b/slingshot/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.sling.jcr.base</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.2</version>
+            <version>3.1.12</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>