diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 774166b..76bc02d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
             <artifactId>opennlp-tools</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>1.8.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp</groupId>