diff --git a/exist-core/pom.xml b/exist-core/pom.xml
index 7f737c895e1..8c38d52d32b 100644
--- a/exist-core/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-core/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>