diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e390a11e..a387cc37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>2.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>