diff --git a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
index 8fecc83a49..2cd68f6742 100644
--- a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@
     <properties>
     	<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <!-- weld-api has its own version line, distinct from ${weld.version} (weld-core/weld-se) -->
-        <weld-api.version>6.0.Final</weld-api.version>
+        <weld-api.version>7.0.Final</weld-api.version>
     </properties>
 </project>