diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19a8fc2c..08288eab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.12.0</version>
+                <version>2.13.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>