diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad9394bda..b874d1292 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
                         <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-                        <version>7.0.5</version>
+                        <version>7.0.9</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>