diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f026c5194..68eb26ea42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
         <!-- NOTE: Do NOT upgrade this library until the Apache team fixes issue: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-433 -->
             <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
             <artifactId>api-ldap-model</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.7</version>
+            <version>2.1.8</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>