diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b0714b..cbea493 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
         <artifactId>jbehave-core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.2</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>