diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cdbf9fc..d03b1b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
             <artifactId>axis2-transport-http</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>