diff --git a/war/pom.xml b/war/pom.xml
index 413436828bda..07ee13d2221b 100644
--- a/war/pom.xml
+++ b/war/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jenkins-ci</groupId>
       <artifactId>executable-war</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1</version>
+      <version>2.8</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>