diff --git a/starter-core/build.gradle b/starter-core/build.gradle
index ac9c5c27199..05f1346cfef 100644
--- a/starter-core/build.gradle
+++ b/starter-core/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation("com.typesafe:config:1.4.3")
     implementation("io.micronaut.testresources:micronaut-test-resources-build-tools")
-    implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.25.0")
+    implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.2")
 
     testImplementation("org.apache.groovy:groovy-xml")
 }