diff --git a/lib/taskana-cdi-example/pom.xml b/lib/taskana-cdi-example/pom.xml
index 07eaa6005..56ac6fa9c 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-cdi-example/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/taskana-cdi-example/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
       <version>${version.arquillian.managed.wildfly}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/lib/taskana-cdi/pom.xml b/lib/taskana-cdi/pom.xml
index 647214668..6fb63e658 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/taskana-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@
       <version>${version.arquillian.managed.wildfly}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5bb2d47d8..ed34a4885 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <!-- java ee dependencies -->
     <version.jakartaee-api>10.0.0</version.jakartaee-api>
     <version.jakarta.servlet>6.0.0</version.jakarta.servlet>
-    <version.arquillian>1.7.2.Final</version.arquillian>
+    <version.arquillian>1.8.0.Final</version.arquillian>
     <version.arquillian.managed.wildfly>5.0.1.Final</version.arquillian.managed.wildfly>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->