diff --git a/gytheio-messaging/gytheio-messaging-benchmark/pom.xml b/gytheio-messaging/gytheio-messaging-benchmark/pom.xml
index c202bfd2..041ed280 100644
--- a/gytheio-messaging/gytheio-messaging-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/gytheio-messaging/gytheio-messaging-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <artifactId>gytheio-messaging-benchmark</artifactId>
 
     <properties>
-        <dependency.activemq.version>5.17.4</dependency.activemq.version>
+        <dependency.activemq.version>6.1.3</dependency.activemq.version>
 
         <dependency.sl4j.version>1.7.36</dependency.sl4j.version>
     </properties>