diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 269a39149..308dde17e 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
+            <version>1.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>