diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index bde578d..f77de3b 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>joda-time</groupId>
 			<artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.2</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>de.ids_mannheim.korap</groupId>