diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40c499c3ae..f55a5548f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.bcel</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
-            <version>6.10.0</version>
+            <version>6.12.0</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>