diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 808de0de..8011e952 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <forge.scm.url>http://github.com/forge/furnace</forge.scm.url>
       <forge.release.codename>Fire it Up</forge.release.codename>
       <forge.release.version>${project.version}</forge.release.version>
-      <version.javassist>3.23.1-GA</version.javassist>
+      <version.javassist>3.28.0-GA</version.javassist>
       <version.jboss.modules>1.9.1.Final</version.jboss.modules>
       <version.junit>4.13.1</version.junit>
       <version.org.jboss.logmanager.jboss-logmanager>2.0.4.Final</version.org.jboss.logmanager.jboss-logmanager>