--- a/admin/neo4jimporter/pom.xml
+++ b/admin/neo4jimporter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
   		<artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>
-  		<version>1.6.1</version>
+  		<version>1.8.RC1</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
     <groupId>postgresql</groupId>