diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 0e976e4ee..5d1e3e76a 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
                 <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.2</version>
+                <version>2.12.1</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>