diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3294214..019a4db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
         <pax.exam.version>2.6.0</pax.exam.version>
         <pax.logging.version>1.7.0</pax.logging.version>
         <pax.runner.version>1.7.6</pax.runner.version>
-        <pax.base.version>1.3.0</pax.base.version>
+        <pax.base.version>1.4.0</pax.base.version>
         <pax.url.version>1.5.1-SNAPSHOT</pax.url.version>
         <pax.web.version>3.0.0.M1</pax.web.version>
         <pax.swissbox.version>1.5.1</pax.swissbox.version>