diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf9eb023..a5447a28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <properties>
         <version.java.release>1.8</version.java.release>
 
-        <version.jbehave>4.8.3</version.jbehave>
+        <version.jbehave>5.1</version.jbehave>
         <version.jbehave-junit-support>4.8.3</version.jbehave-junit-support>
         <version.spockframework>2.1-groovy-3.0</version.spockframework>
         <version.sshj>0.33.0</version.sshj>