diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index be3d982..654a6ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>