diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index feb8ce8..45d3cad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>