diff --git a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml b/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
index 86fe7e0d2d..db08d99cad 100644
--- a/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/itests/blueprint-itests/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-logging.version>2.2.11</pax-logging.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <xbean.version>4.30</xbean.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml b/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
index 1e5a1274bb..b34ff75d91 100644
--- a/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/jmx/jmx-itests/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <osgi.cmpn.version>4.3.1</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>1.7.7</slf4j-api.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/jmx/jmx-whiteboard/pom.xml b/jmx/jmx-whiteboard/pom.xml
index 468fe86319..324063e191 100644
--- a/jmx/jmx-whiteboard/pom.xml
+++ b/jmx/jmx-whiteboard/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         <osgi.core.version>4.3.1</osgi.core.version>
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/jndi/jndi-url-itest/pom.xml b/jndi/jndi-url-itest/pom.xml
index 8a4bf0164c..b089ecd582 100644
--- a/jndi/jndi-url-itest/pom.xml
+++ b/jndi/jndi-url-itest/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-swissbox.version>1.8.3</pax-swissbox.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <pax-web.version>8.0.33</pax-web.version>
         <services.version>3.2.100.v20100503</services.version>
         <xbean.version>4.30</xbean.version>
diff --git a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
index a03414ae03..cb142ce987 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/proxy-itests/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-logging.version>2.2.11</pax-logging.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/quiesce/quiesce-manager-itest/pom.xml b/quiesce/quiesce-manager-itest/pom.xml
index 644dab9acc..2b92e672e5 100644
--- a/quiesce/quiesce-manager-itest/pom.xml
+++ b/quiesce/quiesce-manager-itest/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <org.apache.aries.util.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.util.version>
         <org.eclipse.osgi.version>3.23.100</org.eclipse.osgi.version>
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml b/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
index 2f3230aba9..7c291c72d8 100644
--- a/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/blog/blog-itests/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-swissbox.version>1.7.0</pax-swissbox.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.0.0</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <pax-web.version>4.4.2</pax-web.version>
         <xbean.version>4.30</xbean.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/samples/blueprint/helloworld/helloworld-itests/pom.xml b/samples/blueprint/helloworld/helloworld-itests/pom.xml
index e3f50c0ff2..88c19ae8a6 100644
--- a/samples/blueprint/helloworld/helloworld-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/blueprint/helloworld/helloworld-itests/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <org.eclipse.osgi.services.version>3.2.100.v20100503</org.eclipse.osgi.services.version>
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-logging.version>1.12.12</pax-logging.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
index 4d52778022..b3ec25bd10 100644
--- a/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/subsystem/subsystem-itests/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <pax-logging.version>2.2.11</pax-logging.version>
         <!-- Newer tiny bundles have problem in some tests where classes are added with explicit classloader -->
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.0.0</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>1.7.7</slf4j-api.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/transaction/transaction-itests/pom.xml b/transaction/transaction-itests/pom.xml
index 47f3275f55..72e3f70418 100644
--- a/transaction/transaction-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/transaction/transaction-itests/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-logging.version>2.2.11</pax-logging.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>1.7.7</slf4j-api.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/web/web-itests/pom.xml b/web/web-itests/pom.xml
index dc12801d4e..144ff0ae0c 100644
--- a/web/web-itests/pom.xml
+++ b/web/web-itests/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <org.eclipse.osgi.version>3.23.100</org.eclipse.osgi.version>
         <pax-exam.version>4.13.5</pax-exam.version>
         <pax-tinybundles.version>2.1.1</pax-tinybundles.version>
-        <pax-url.version>2.6.17</pax-url.version>
+        <pax-url.version>2.7.0</pax-url.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>