diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d390f6..bd37f4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
             <artifactId>uimafit-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.0</version>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>