diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b504a0..746939d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Library that provides an easy-to-use but flexible wrapper around reflection and introspection-->