diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index 68f4cc871e..98f6f01001 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
+            <version>1.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>