diff --git a/oak-parent/pom.xml b/oak-parent/pom.xml
index 6248c1d654e..8588929a137 100644
--- a/oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>
       ${project.build.sourceEncoding}
     </project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <jackrabbit.version>2.22.2</jackrabbit.version>
+    <jackrabbit.version>2.23.3-beta</jackrabbit.version>
     <mongo.host>127.0.0.1</mongo.host>
     <mongo.port>27017</mongo.port>
     <mongo.db>MongoMKDB</mongo.db>