diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9ffe666..8fd8d750 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.10.1</version>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- needed for commons-configuration2 -->