diff --git a/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
index 29c55513285..80953ca6b8d 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>