diff --git a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
index 167202851a..b9d6c759bb 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.mina</groupId>
             <artifactId>mina-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.6</version>
+            <version>2.2.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>