diff --git a/protein-mapping/pom.xml b/protein-mapping/pom.xml
index b7aa571..f916853 100644
--- a/protein-mapping/pom.xml
+++ b/protein-mapping/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.0</version>
+            <version>1.9.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-dbcp</groupId>