diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ceafcf..6bde63e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>