diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 325116b2..0af952f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>