diff --git a/api/pacman-api-admin/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-admin/pom.xml
index 47a062940..1fcaaa14e 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-admin/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-admin/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/api/pacman-api-asset/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-asset/pom.xml
index 3dd6e7c10..0490a6db6 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-asset/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-asset/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/api/pacman-api-compliance/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-compliance/pom.xml
index 80786d6ae..d71d18d8c 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-compliance/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-compliance/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/api/pacman-api-notifications/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-notifications/pom.xml
index 4ab7b684f..6646ae02a 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-notifications/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-notifications/pom.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/api/pacman-api-statistics/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-statistics/pom.xml
index 1602ab3e6..dfe3c0ffa 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-statistics/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-statistics/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/api/pacman-api-vulnerability/pom.xml b/api/pacman-api-vulnerability/pom.xml
index 22908d37f..56f58ba4d 100644
--- a/api/pacman-api-vulnerability/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pacman-api-vulnerability/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>