diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8f945b..159db72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
         <artifactId>opennlp-tools</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.1</version>
+        <version>1.8.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>