diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 18a8ec1..0126a0a 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>