diff --git a/sparql/pom.xml b/sparql/pom.xml
index 8c0c6c72ba2..bb3c473409d 100644
--- a/sparql/pom.xml
+++ b/sparql/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <interpreter.name>sparql</interpreter.name>
-        <jena.version>3.12.0</jena.version>
+        <jena.version>4.8.0</jena.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>