diff --git a/stapler-core/pom.xml b/stapler-core/pom.xml
index bd1cd67..375932d 100644
--- a/stapler-core/pom.xml
+++ b/stapler-core/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <!-- perhaps mark this dependency optional? -->
       <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.1</version>
+      <version>1.3.3</version>
     </dependency>    
     <!-- optional REST support -->
     <dependency>