diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 75fd949a..398b87b3 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>