diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 62ab23614bed..4de695826bab 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
                 <artifactId>opennlp-tools</artifactId>
-                <version>1.9.3</version>
+                <version>2.3.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>