diff --git a/http/api/pom.xml b/http/api/pom.xml
index 1293428..55d2f13 100644
--- a/http/api/pom.xml
+++ b/http/api/pom.xml
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@
             <version>2.3</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- Explicitely use 5.0.0 to export version 1.2.1 of the http service api -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.osgi.compendium</artifactId>
+            <version>5.0.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/http/parent/pom.xml b/http/parent/pom.xml
index eb6394d..865612c 100755
--- a/http/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/http/parent/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     	<jetty.version>8.1.14.v20131031</jetty.version>
     	<cometd.version>2.8.0</cometd.version>
-    	<http.service.version>1.2.0</http.service.version>
+    	<http.service.version>1.2.1</http.service.version>
     	<servlet.version>3.0.1</servlet.version>
 
     	<http.api.version>2.0.4</http.api.version>