diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index f59445e84..1c0838f67 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>velocity</groupId>