diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc58f22..6cbc608 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>