diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 5df379de4c..8a6322d403 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.python</groupId>
             <artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>