diff --git a/sketches/java/RoadRantz/book/web/springmvc/pom.xml b/sketches/java/RoadRantz/book/web/springmvc/pom.xml
index f42a6db6..114a4202 100644
--- a/sketches/java/RoadRantz/book/web/springmvc/pom.xml
+++ b/sketches/java/RoadRantz/book/web/springmvc/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>struts</groupId>
          <artifactId>struts</artifactId>
-         <version>1.2.8</version>
+         <version>1.2.9</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>