diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8a2249b..9dff64a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     <commons-lang3.version>3.1</commons-lang3.version>
     <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
     <commons-io.version>1.4</commons-io.version>
-    <commons-net.version>3.2</commons-net.version>
+    <commons-net.version>3.9.0</commons-net.version>
     <version.axiom>1.2.14</version.axiom>
     <version.xalan>2.7.1</version.xalan>
   </properties>