diff --git a/ipojo/handler/transaction/pom.xml b/ipojo/handler/transaction/pom.xml
index 7346a40..ebf018c 100644
--- a/ipojo/handler/transaction/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/handler/transaction/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata
       </artifactId>
-      <version>${pom.version}</version>
+      <version>1.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>