diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bb88d2..43c25ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.1</version>
+            <version>1.5.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>