diff --git a/jmaqs-utilities/pom.xml b/jmaqs-utilities/pom.xml
index f3fb40993..653cdf236 100644
--- a/jmaqs-utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/jmaqs-utilities/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
+            <version>1.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>