diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index e7aa5d9da..818f3824b 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mvel</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mvel2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.15.Final</version>
+                <version>2.5.0.Final</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>