diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d97f348f6d..3c22172716 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2</version>
+        <version>3.9.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.netty</groupId>