diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 878e87f..b853001 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
             <artifactId>jbehave-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8</version>
+            <version>4.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>