diff --git a/framework/common/pom.xml b/framework/common/pom.xml
index e90f81c9c..5fd0271ac 100644
--- a/framework/common/pom.xml
+++ b/framework/common/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
       <artifactId>opennlp-tools</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.3</version>
+      <version>2.5.5</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>