diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0af5327a29..3d61a4ae5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jenkins-ci</groupId>
       <artifactId>crypto-util</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>args4j</groupId>