diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30755f546ec0..22ee12eac315 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <dependency> 
             <groupId>org.drools</groupId> 
             <artifactId>drools-core</artifactId> 
-            <version>5.0.1</version> 
+            <version>5.1.0</version> 
         </dependency>
         <dependency> 
             <groupId>org.drools</groupId>