diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10685f8..53eaab5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
+                <version>2.8.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>