diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index 01ec0f3a2e..b87220bbc4 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>