diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f25fa08e..c32c8a8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-            <version>1.20</version>
+            <version>1.21</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.opendedupe</groupId>