diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 784ee0b29d..9cad62a710 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.6</version>
+                <version>1.4.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>