diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f51b2c7e6..05d999d0e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <!-- Set to "Early Access" to add to the version.edition property in version.properties -->
         <release.availability />
 
-        <dependency.alfresco-repository.version>6.4</dependency.alfresco-repository.version>
+        <dependency.alfresco-repository.version>6.8</dependency.alfresco-repository.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-remote-api.version>6.2</dependency.alfresco-remote-api.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-trashcan-cleaner.version>2.2</dependency.alfresco-trashcan-cleaner.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-core.version>6.13</dependency.alfresco-core.version>