diff --git a/openesb-standalone-packaging/pom.xml b/openesb-standalone-packaging/pom.xml
index 2aa0765..bb8427a 100644
--- a/openesb-standalone-packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/openesb-standalone-packaging/pom.xml
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
         
         <!-- JavaEE API -->
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.ext.openejb</groupId>
+            <groupId>javax</groupId>
             <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.3</version>
+            <version>${javaee-api.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <!-- Apache Shiro -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea0fa82..574712b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         <slf4j.version>1.7.6</slf4j.version>
         <guice.version>3.0</guice.version>
         <jansi.version>1.11</jansi.version>
+        <javaee-api.version>7.0</javaee-api.version>
     </properties>
     
     <build>