diff --git a/jdepend/project.xml b/jdepend/project.xml
index 0e78a9ce..68a862db 100644
--- a/jdepend/project.xml
+++ b/jdepend/project.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>jdepend</id>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.5</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>