diff --git a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
index fe3feb86826..2cda2b21a36 100644
--- a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
+++ b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <eclipse.drop>2018-12</eclipse.drop>
 
         <!-- DEPENDENCY Versions -->
-        <eclipselink.asm.version>9.5.0</eclipselink.asm.version>
+        <eclipselink.asm.version>9.6.0</eclipselink.asm.version>
         <!-- CQ #21139, 21140 -->
         <ch.qos.logback.version>1.2.3</ch.qos.logback.version>
         <com.sun.xml.bind.version>2.3.8</com.sun.xml.bind.version>
diff --git a/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 79633422332..38c9c6a8f90 100644
--- a/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.dbws
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.14",
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.5.0",
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0",
  org.eclipse.persistence.jpa;bundle-version="2.7.14",
  org.eclipse.persistence.moxy;bundle-version="2.7.14"
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
diff --git a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d8152169b67..b4587be89e5 100644
--- a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Bundle-ClassPath: .
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.antlr;bundle-version="3.5.2";resolution:=optional,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.5.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.persistence.core
 Eclipse-ExtensibleAPI: true
 Bundle-Name: EclipseLink Core
diff --git a/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 3a7d5f722a7..28de72aec20 100644
--- a/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.14";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.5.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
 Bundle-Version: 2.7.14.qualifier
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
diff --git a/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 68f1647335a..4166f1a6b1f 100644
--- a/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Bundle-Name: EclipseLink MOXy
 Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.moxy
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.14";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.5.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
 Bundle-Version: 2.7.14.qualifier
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
diff --git a/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2ac9e12a8a5..72b0a2a1e84 100644
--- a/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.sdo
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.14";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.5.0";resolution:=optional,
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional,
  org.eclipse.persistence.moxy;bundle-version="2.7.14";resolution:=optional,
  commonj.sdo;bundle-version="2.1.1"
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project