diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 0e7be3b0c..f80b2c858 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.1</version>
+            <version>1.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>