diff --git a/cdi/pom.xml b/cdi/pom.xml
index dd639bcc..688aa6a3 100644
--- a/cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/cdi/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <!-- Java EE 7 dependency -->
+        <!-- Java EE 8 dependency -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax</groupId>
             <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
-            <version>7.0</version>
+            <version>8.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>