diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 773ffc1..8580302 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
             <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.7</version>
+            <version>2.9.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-pool</groupId>