diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f1d9bffe6..f12fc504de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>1.10.1</version>
+                <version>1.11.0</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <!-- Unnecessary capabilities -->
                     <exclusion>