diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad2736f90..37d79304c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.2</version>
+            <version>2.9.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!--