diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c932f05c..259f0a7cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <luaj-jse.version>3.0</luaj-jse.version>
     <jbcrypt.version>0.3m</jbcrypt.version>
     <servlet-api.version>2.4</servlet-api.version>
-    <commons-cli.version>1.2</commons-cli.version>
+    <commons-cli.version>1.9.0</commons-cli.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
   </properties>