diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9ff1e085..2adee400 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ projectreactor_version=3.5.11
 
 guava_version=32.1.3-jre
 apache_commons_collections_version=4.4
-apache_commons_validator_version=1.7
+apache_commons_validator_version=1.9.0
 
 jackson_version=2.15.3
 json_patch_version=1.13