diff --git a/dsl-backwards/pom.xml b/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
index 4041cd9792..2d305bdfaa 100644
--- a/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.0</version>
+            <version>1.10.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>