diff --git a/plugin-management-library/pom.xml b/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
index 560a41c4..599dcbe0 100644
--- a/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>