diff --git a/samples/contacts/pom.xml b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
index 31ce32bc22..7df28fe54b 100644
--- a/samples/contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>6.1.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                 <contextPath>/contacts</contextPath>
                 <!--jettyConfig>${basedir}/src/test/resources/jetty.xml</jettyConfig-->