diff --git a/faq/project.xml b/faq/project.xml
index 27083a9b..338083a8 100644
--- a/faq/project.xml
+++ b/faq/project.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/hibernate/project.xml b/hibernate/project.xml
index a1b56daf..1e5f3598 100644
--- a/hibernate/project.xml
+++ b/hibernate/project.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     <dependency>
        <groupId>dom4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
-       <version>1.4</version>
+       <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
        <type>jar</type>       
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/html2xdoc/project.xml b/html2xdoc/project.xml
index 9dc57f90..5bff3cc5 100644
--- a/html2xdoc/project.xml
+++ b/html2xdoc/project.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/j2ee/project.xml b/j2ee/project.xml
index ee90dc72..a44eb795 100644
--- a/j2ee/project.xml
+++ b/j2ee/project.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/jellydoc/project.xml b/jellydoc/project.xml
index 2bc870be..629f3285 100644
--- a/jellydoc/project.xml
+++ b/jellydoc/project.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jxr/project.xml b/jxr/project.xml
index ad76a51f..8456f92a 100644
--- a/jxr/project.xml
+++ b/jxr/project.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/linkcheck/project.xml b/linkcheck/project.xml
index 0a033ecb..8e621325 100644
--- a/linkcheck/project.xml
+++ b/linkcheck/project.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/pom/project.xml b/pom/project.xml
index a879af3e..cf45bcc8 100644
--- a/pom/project.xml
+++ b/pom/project.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/release/project.xml b/release/project.xml
index e97c6bd7..19664715 100644
--- a/release/project.xml
+++ b/release/project.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/runner/project.xml b/runner/project.xml
index cef4973e..ee346f02 100644
--- a/runner/project.xml
+++ b/runner/project.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/struts/project.xml b/struts/project.xml
index 2e70a087..69ee73aa 100644
--- a/struts/project.xml
+++ b/struts/project.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>regexp</id>
diff --git a/summit/project.xml b/summit/project.xml
index df50df62..ff2da624 100644
--- a/summit/project.xml
+++ b/summit/project.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
       <url>http://www.dom4j.org/</url>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/xdoc/project.xml b/xdoc/project.xml
index 0375c433..8a6d841f 100644
--- a/xdoc/project.xml
+++ b/xdoc/project.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>dom4j</id>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.4-dev-8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>commons-grant</id>