diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9aeb9eeefc2e..ff6a8b215575b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     <!-- org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/-->
     <commons-lang3.version>3.14.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <!-- org.apache.commons/commons-pool2/-->
-    <commons-pool2.version>2.11.1</commons-pool2.version>
+    <commons-pool2.version>2.12.0</commons-pool2.version>
     <datanucleus-core.version>4.1.17</datanucleus-core.version>
     <guava.version>14.0.1</guava.version>
     <janino.version>3.1.9</janino.version>