diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 925a32dfc0..02e52890a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@
     <properties>
         <servelet.jsp.version>2.2.1</servelet.jsp.version>
         <testng.version>6.1.1</testng.version>
-        <carbon.kernel.version>4.4.11</carbon.kernel.version>
+        <carbon.kernel.version>4.4.17</carbon.kernel.version>
         <carbon.kernel.449.version>4.4.9</carbon.kernel.449.version>
         <carbon.kernel.version.range>[4.4.0, 5.0.0)</carbon.kernel.version.range>
         <carbon.p2.plugin.version>1.5.4</carbon.p2.plugin.version>