diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f37011def7..71e4dcfa816 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     <version.activemq>5.18.3</version.activemq>
     <version.batchee>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version.batchee>
     <version.bval>3.0.0</version.bval>
-    <version.cxf>4.0.3</version.cxf>
+    <version.cxf>4.0.4</version.cxf>
     <version.geronimo.components>4.0.0</version.geronimo.components>
     <!-- we currently rely on Mail Impl. from Geronimo, this might change in the future -->
     <version.geronimo-mail_2.1_provider>1.0.0</version.geronimo-mail_2.1_provider>