diff --git a/java/tapestry-example/pom.xml b/java/tapestry-example/pom.xml
index 72405d2..b71aab7 100644
--- a/java/tapestry-example/pom.xml
+++ b/java/tapestry-example/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ of testing facilities designed for use with TestNG (http://testng.org/), so it's
     </repositories>
 
     <properties>
-        <tapestry-release-version>5.3.6</tapestry-release-version>
+        <tapestry-release-version>5.8.2</tapestry-release-version>
         <servlet-api-release-version>2.5</servlet-api-release-version>
         <testng-release-version>5.14.10</testng-release-version>
         <easymock-release-version>3.0</easymock-release-version>