diff --git a/floodlight/pom.xml b/floodlight/pom.xml
index fb76f57..d281c9d 100644
--- a/floodlight/pom.xml
+++ b/floodlight/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.python</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5.2</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.thrift</groupId>