diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6157d658b7..21222d8bdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <img.exe>convert</img.exe>
 
         <dependency.alfresco-legacy-lucene.version>6.2</dependency.alfresco-legacy-lucene.version>
-        <dependency.alfresco-core.version>7.5</dependency.alfresco-core.version>
+        <dependency.alfresco-core.version>7.9</dependency.alfresco-core.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-greenmail.version>6.1</dependency.alfresco-greenmail.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-data-model.version>8.25</dependency.alfresco-data-model.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-jlan.version>7.1</dependency.alfresco-jlan.version>