diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63945de..b3c3f7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
+            <version>1.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>