diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3684bddc..53aa1a83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
       <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>