diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2e762b0d1..1b4d249c51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.15.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>