diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.semantics/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.semantics/pom.xml
index 5ef0439401..b5d9fe66fb 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.semantics/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.semantics/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ivy</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ivy</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.2</version>
+                <version>2.5.3</version>
               </dependency>
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>