diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c95ace9..75d74b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5.5</version>
+			<version>2.7.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.mashape.unirest</groupId>