diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index e929f0b1..ad8dd603 100644
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile</artifactId>
-            <version>6.1</version>
+            <version>7.0</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>