diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
index c78ef0a2ae..4ba78cdaf9 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.htmlunit</groupId>
       <artifactId>htmlunit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.0</version>
+      <version>3.9.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>