diff --git a/libs/epubcheck/pom.xml b/libs/epubcheck/pom.xml
index dcb6920c9..23ce4b8dc 100644
--- a/libs/epubcheck/pom.xml
+++ b/libs/epubcheck/pom.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5</version>
+            <version>1.21</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.tukaani</groupId>