diff --git a/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/pom.xml b/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/pom.xml
index 09a339d7c39..344ee5ce50b 100644
--- a/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
             <artifactId>jedis</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/redis-backed-cache/pom.xml b/examples/redis-backed-cache/pom.xml
index 3cecb5fd482..ec5394e2494 100644
--- a/examples/redis-backed-cache/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/redis-backed-cache/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
             <artifactId>jedis</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>