diff --git a/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml b/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
index 2561c0fd46d0..71d164f595ab 100644
--- a/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     <jaeger.version>1.6.0</jaeger.version>
     <!-- NOTE: these Jakarta versions should ideally be in sync' with that used by Helidon -->
     <jakarta.activation.version>2.0.1</jakarta.activation.version>
-    <jakarta.annotation.version>2.0.0</jakarta.annotation.version>
+    <jakarta.annotation.version>3.0.0</jakarta.annotation.version>
     <jakarta.enterprise.cdi.version>3.0.0</jakarta.enterprise.cdi.version>
     <jakarta.inject.version>2.0.1</jakarta.inject.version>
     <jakarta.interceptor.version>2.0.0</jakarta.interceptor.version>