diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b2d8e7c292..014456cfbb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:kafka-group-coordinator:${kafka_version}"
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13:${kafka_version}:test"
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:${kafka_version}:test"
-    testImplementation 'commons-validator:commons-validator:1.7'
+    testImplementation 'commons-validator:commons-validator:1.8.0'
     testImplementation 'org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka-test:2.9.13'
     testImplementation "org.springframework:spring-beans:${spring_version}"
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.1'