diff --git a/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml b/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
index b4b515443e..207b5550b4 100644
--- a/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <pax-swissbox.version>1.7.0</pax-swissbox.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.0.0</pax-tinybundles.version>
         <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
-        <pax-web.version>4.4.2</pax-web.version>
+        <pax-web.version>8.0.33</pax-web.version>
         <xbean.version>4.27</xbean.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index e1c1e264f1..3f6a92fb37 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <geronimo-j2ee-connector_1.5_spec.version>2.0.0</geronimo-j2ee-connector_1.5_spec.version>
         <geronimo-jsp_2.1_spec.version>1.0.1</geronimo-jsp_2.1_spec.version>
 
-        <pax-web.version>8.0.32</pax-web.version>
+        <pax-web.version>8.0.33</pax-web.version>
 
         <org.apache.felix.fileinstall.version>3.7.4</org.apache.felix.fileinstall.version>
         <serp.version>1.15.1</serp.version>