diff --git a/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml b/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml
index 5727715..4a66f18 100644
--- a/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-			<version>2.7</version>
+			<version>2.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>