diff --git a/common/parent/pom.xml b/common/parent/pom.xml
index 83a05b7bf..0c40c3d45 100644
--- a/common/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/common/parent/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <!-- ClassGraph is used both in the ClasspathHellDuplicatesCheckRule as well as in the ClassPathScanner -->
         <groupId>io.github.classgraph</groupId>
         <artifactId>classgraph</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.175</version>
+        <version>4.8.179</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.mycila.guice.extensions</groupId>