diff --git a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 423234e2..4213730e 100644
--- a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6</version>
+            <version>3.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>