diff --git a/webservice/axis2/pom.xml b/webservice/axis2/pom.xml
index 9216b48..a0b799a 100644
--- a/webservice/axis2/pom.xml
+++ b/webservice/axis2/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-            <version>RELEASE</version>
+            <version>7.7.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>