diff --git a/itests/pom.xml b/itests/pom.xml
index d0051bb63..e705e4416 100644
--- a/itests/pom.xml
+++ b/itests/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
             <artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.23.1</version>
+            <version>3.21.4</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>