diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ed5133..3406be3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>