diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9ead8b..55b3348 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>