diff --git a/org.ops4j.pax.wicket.itests.karaf/pom.xml b/org.ops4j.pax.wicket.itests.karaf/pom.xml
index 8a7676255..9ec509f46 100644
--- a/org.ops4j.pax.wicket.itests.karaf/pom.xml
+++ b/org.ops4j.pax.wicket.itests.karaf/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
             <artifactId>apache-karaf</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.5</version>
+            <version>4.3.8</version>
             <type>zip</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>