diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b6465d826..76f272a5d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
    </modules>
 
    <properties>
-      <alfresco.base.version>4.2.3.1</alfresco.base.version>
+      <alfresco.base.version>4.2.4.6</alfresco.base.version>
 
       <!-- Database properties - default values to be overridden in settings.xml -->
       <db.driver>org.postgresql.Driver</db.driver>