diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db39436a3..9ae80031b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@
         <activemq.version>5.2.0</activemq.version>
         <snmp4j.version>2.5.4</snmp4j.version>
         <snmp4j.agent.version>2.5.3</snmp4j.agent.version>
-        <rabbitmq.version>3.1.2</rabbitmq.version>
+        <rabbitmq.version>4.8.0</rabbitmq.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
 
         <!-- dependencies of Synapse extensions module -->