diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index 8d01cd67e..f8b557791 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>velocity</groupId>