diff --git a/parent-conf/pom.xml b/parent-conf/pom.xml
index 8d6d669c..c7bb2658 100644
--- a/parent-conf/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-conf/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
 
         <!--Configurations-->
-        <commons.configuration2.version>2.7</commons.configuration2.version>
+        <commons.configuration2.version>2.8.0</commons.configuration2.version>
         <commons.beanutils.version>1.9.4</commons.beanutils.version>
 
         <buildnumber.maven.version>1.4</buildnumber.maven.version>