diff --git a/modules/Core/pom.xml b/modules/Core/pom.xml
index 06892edf8..be827d1cd 100644
--- a/modules/Core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/Core/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
             <artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.6</version>
+            <version>1.6.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>