diff --git a/perf-benchmark/Samples/spark/pom.xml b/perf-benchmark/Samples/spark/pom.xml
index e7334b103..a826c2046 100644
--- a/perf-benchmark/Samples/spark/pom.xml
+++ b/perf-benchmark/Samples/spark/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>