diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45c1af03..6206f45b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <atinject.api.version>2.0.1</atinject.api.version>
         <cdi.api.version>5.0.0</cdi.api.version>
         <ejb.api.version>4.0.1</ejb.api.version>
-        <jpa.api.version>4.0.0-M7</jpa.api.version>
+        <jpa.api.version>4.0.0-M8</jpa.api.version>
         <jta.api.version>2.0.1</jta.api.version>
         <interceptor.api.version>2.2.0</interceptor.api.version>
         <servlet.api.version>6.1.0</servlet.api.version>