diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6fc28c0b7..0c0f79470 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
     <commons.numbers.version>1.1</commons.numbers.version>
-    <commons.rng.version>1.5</commons.rng.version>
+    <commons.rng.version>1.6</commons.rng.version>
 
     <!-- Workaround to avoid the SVN site checkout in all modules.
          This flag should be deactivated by child modules. -->