diff --git a/sandbox/pom.xml b/sandbox/pom.xml
index 5c73b336..366204f5 100644
--- a/sandbox/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.twelvemonkeys.imageio</groupId>
                 <artifactId>imageio-core</artifactId>
-                <version>${project.version}</version>
+                <version>3.7.0</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>