diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92d5022fd..ebf142521 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<version>2.9.4</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<artifactId>jade4j</artifactId>