diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80bb602a6..b74480a08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6</version>
+                <version>1.8.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Mocks for unit testing (by Spring) -->