diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index e080fdac..25359fcb 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>