diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 9d5d4078c..7a411ea65 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.2</version>
+            <version>2.5.22</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>