diff --git a/test/compatibility/base/pom.xml b/test/compatibility/base/pom.xml
index 2330b1e..6a44ec9 100644
--- a/test/compatibility/base/pom.xml
+++ b/test/compatibility/base/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackrabbit-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version> <!-- overridden by downstream projects -->
+      <version>2.1.0</version> <!-- overridden by downstream projects -->
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>