diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 534358b33..555dd800e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ under the License.
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-                <version>1.20</version>
+                <version>1.21</version>
               </dependency>
             </dependencies>
           </plugin>