diff --git a/stackrox-container-image-scanner/pom.xml b/stackrox-container-image-scanner/pom.xml
index 41426bad..e87a3264 100644
--- a/stackrox-container-image-scanner/pom.xml
+++ b/stackrox-container-image-scanner/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>