diff --git a/intellij-plugin/pom.xml b/intellij-plugin/pom.xml
index 7afa2d7..a5b476f 100644
--- a/intellij-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/intellij-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sparkjava</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>