diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10b848fac..37ba993bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
              recur. -->
         <portletmvc4spring.version>5.2.0</portletmvc4spring.version>
         <uportal-maven-plugin.version>1.0.1</uportal-maven-plugin.version>
-        <uportal-libs.version>5.17.7</uportal-libs.version>
+        <uportal-libs.version>5.17.8</uportal-libs.version>
         <!-- jakarta.xml.bind-api: last 2.x on Central is 2.3.3. The 2.x line still
              exposes the javax.xml.bind.* packages this portlet imports; 3.0+ moves
              to jakarta.xml.bind and belongs to a full Jakarta EE migration. -->