diff --git a/samples/photo_album_gae/pom.xml b/samples/photo_album_gae/pom.xml
index d730e1f5..910131d4 100644
--- a/samples/photo_album_gae/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/photo_album_gae/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.3</version>
+            <version>1.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>