diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9aec66e684..d57febbaa5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <commons.collections.version>4.4</commons.collections.version>
     <commons.beanutils.version>1.9.4</commons.beanutils.version>
     <commons.text.version>1.9</commons.text.version>
-    <commons.configuration.version>2.7</commons.configuration.version>
+    <commons.configuration.version>2.8.0</commons.configuration.version>
 
     <maven3x.version>3.8.1</maven3x.version>
     <maven.resolver.version>1.6.2</maven.resolver.version>