diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5199490bb032a7aaa2b2aee100fb3c27921b6fc..3469306d41704a2433db0890dd2258feffe5f65f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
       <type>jar</type>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
       <artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
       <version>2.7.0</version>
       <type>jar</type>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/util/WebUtil.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/util/WebUtil.java
index 06c48052fc71464f255b03b946d67cf4e5cc7c45..dcaedbad68507902d481e917cf4f87cf6641f266 100755
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/util/WebUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/util/WebUtil.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
-import org.apache.commons.validator.UrlValidator;
+import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.UrlValidator;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;