diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9467961d67..bfccf0456a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.0</version>
+                <version>1.9.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>