diff --git a/modules/security/security-client/pom.xml b/modules/security/security-client/pom.xml
index 6fdbcc87f..7c2fe49b9 100644
--- a/modules/security/security-client/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/security/security-client/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<jdk.version>1.7</jdk.version>
 		<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
-		<shiro.version>1.2.3</shiro.version>
+		<shiro.version>1.7.1</shiro.version>
 		<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 		<!-- Define the version of JBoss' Java EE 6 APIs and Tools we want
 		to import. -->