diff --git a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml b/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
index 2667693d5a..100eda16d2 100644
--- a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <commons-jexl.version>2.1.1</commons-jexl.version>
         <depends-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</depends-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <objenesis.version>3.5</objenesis.version>
+        <objenesis.version>3.6</objenesis.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.version>1.1.15-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.version>
         <org.apache.aries.quiesce.api.version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.quiesce.api.version>
         <org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>2.0.0</org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>
diff --git a/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml b/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
index 05fb931e33..e1928efb16 100644
--- a/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <asm.version>9.10.1</asm.version>
         <commons-jexl.version>2.1.1</commons-jexl.version>
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
-        <objenesis.version>3.5</objenesis.version>
+        <objenesis.version>3.6</objenesis.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.jexl.evaluator.version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.blueprint.jexl.evaluator.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.sample.version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.blueprint.sample.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.blueprint.version>
diff --git a/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml b/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
index b1d2156ae2..f90e4c58d5 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <javax.transaction-api.version>1.3</javax.transaction-api.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <mockito-core.version>4.11.0</mockito-core.version>
-        <objenesis.version>3.5</objenesis.version>
+        <objenesis.version>3.6</objenesis.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
index 8aacff9f41..42eb2b7028 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
         <asm.version>9.10.1</asm.version>
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
-        <objenesis.version>3.5</objenesis.version>
+        <objenesis.version>3.6</objenesis.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.api.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.version>1.1.15-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.version>
         <org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>2.0.0</org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>
diff --git a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
index 1a9babffa7..bce7d1dbbf 100644
--- a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <objenesis.version>3.5</objenesis.version>
+        <objenesis.version>3.6</objenesis.version>
         <org.apache.aries.subsystem.modeller.version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.subsystem.modeller.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.version>1.10.4-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.blueprint.version>
         <org.apache.aries.proxy.version>1.1.15-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.proxy.version>