diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e95b23d05a..5eacf5ed3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.activation</groupId>
             <artifactId>jakarta.activation</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.1</version>
+            <version>1.2.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- the cxf libs were updated, see dependencyManagement section -->
         <dependency>