diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa60608..c8ef24a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>