diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 77ee0af07c2..764ee1cf40f 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
                     <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.2.1</version>
+                    <version>1.6.0</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                     <optional>true</optional>
                 </dependency>