diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-parent/pom.xml b/symmetric/symmetric-parent/pom.xml
index 6b3582ab26..9b6abd76fc 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-parent/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <version.derby>10.5.3.0_1</version.derby>
         <version.hsqldb>2.0.0</version.hsqldb>
         <version.h2>1.2.140</version.h2>
-        <version.postgresql>8.2-507.jdbc3</version.postgresql>
+        <version.postgresql>8.4-701.jdbc4</version.postgresql>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>