diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b908fd8..9b98745 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>