diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ce1c42..06a42cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.5</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>