diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
index 10e06b180..fb035a82a 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <jaxrs.version>3.1.0</jaxrs.version>
+        <jaxrs.version>4.0.0</jaxrs.version>
         <servlet.version>6.0.0</servlet.version>
     </properties>