diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b95eb1f..6b598973 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>