diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 522123e..951ab53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6</version>
+      <version>3.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>