diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80646ae9053..cd4634c882a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.0</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>