diff --git a/java/blobpath/pom.xml b/java/blobpath/pom.xml
index 57119e96..9ed6b12c 100644
--- a/java/blobpath/pom.xml
+++ b/java/blobpath/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>