diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index 3e2907907c..0b6ec0be43 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.alfresco.test</groupId>
          <artifactId>dataprep</artifactId>
-         <version>1.4</version>
+         <version>1.8</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.alfresco.test</groupId>