diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1097b16e..51b7d375 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>