diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml b/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
index d336c0f..097bee0 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata</artifactId>
-      <version>${pom.version}</version>
+      <version>1.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>