diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e45974..508c6f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.1</version>
+            <version>1.9.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>