diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3f75340e..779240410 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
       <artifactId>struts-master</artifactId>
-      <version>5</version>
+      <version>7</version>
    </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>