diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c5770fb..fc02e330 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.python</groupId>
     <artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.1b3</version>
+    <version>2.7.1-rc2</version>
 	<scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>