diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66b58c2e..b4733d26 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.0</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>