diff --git a/dq/pom.xml b/dq/pom.xml
index e535f8b..3837791 100644
--- a/dq/pom.xml
+++ b/dq/pom.xml
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-net/commons-net -->