diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a120eb1..d1870f17 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
+                <version>2.9.3</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>