diff --git a/framework/common/pom.xml b/framework/common/pom.xml
index 0f6ca9032..93c7a4265 100644
--- a/framework/common/pom.xml
+++ b/framework/common/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
       <artifactId>opennlp-tools</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.7</version>
+      <version>2.5.9</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>