diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21a788f..0c7b020 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
         <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
+        <version>2.9.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>