diff --git a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
index 09736950ecf7..501ebf16fe20 100644
--- a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
         <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>