diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c001deb..5bc049e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.cedarsoftware</groupId>