diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a076d49bec..8389289b28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
                 <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.1</version>
+                <version>2.12.1</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- provided dependencies -->