diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index c5da1233f..1e7e01a6a 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>classpath-scanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.2</version>
+      <version>7.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
index 442818e3e..191ece576 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>classpath-scanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.2</version>
+      <version>7.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->