diff --git a/_includes/codeExamples/sparkMaven/pom.xml b/_includes/codeExamples/sparkMaven/pom.xml
index be56cab..d7edcfb 100644
--- a/_includes/codeExamples/sparkMaven/pom.xml
+++ b/_includes/codeExamples/sparkMaven/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>