diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f8ef27..1dbacd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.0</version>
+      <version>3.9.0</version>
     </dependency>  
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>