diff --git a/traffic_router/core/pom.xml b/traffic_router/core/pom.xml
index 9f3afb9ffd..caef37c84f 100644
--- a/traffic_router/core/pom.xml
+++ b/traffic_router/core/pom.xml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
 			<artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.7</version>
+			<version>3.6.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>