diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec6a699..023e52a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
             <artifactId>alfresco-core</artifactId>
-            <version>6.5</version>
+            <version>REPO1259-RC1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--
             | provided dependencies (are not transitive and not included in webapps)