diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-spark-bundle/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-spark-bundle/pom.xml
index a00592a9ba..7a8ee5b971 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-spark-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-spark-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.8</version>
+                <version>1.5.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-configuration</groupId>