diff --git a/examples/jackrabbit-firsthops/pom.xml b/examples/jackrabbit-firsthops/pom.xml
index aba9b44e573..e015174a1dc 100644
--- a/examples/jackrabbit-firsthops/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/jackrabbit-firsthops/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
    <artifactId>jackrabbit-core</artifactId>
-   <version>2.12.1</version>
+   <version>2.22.2</version>
   </dependency>
 
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