diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b84e09..d5c64c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8</version>
+    <version>9</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>