diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 778c1a28a..fb7e3b7fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>