diff --git a/lang/java/reef-runtime-standalone/pom.xml b/lang/java/reef-runtime-standalone/pom.xml
index 3cdcd020dc..34c260bcb1 100644
--- a/lang/java/reef-runtime-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/reef-runtime-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jcraft</groupId>
             <artifactId>jsch</artifactId>
-            <version>0.1.53</version>
+            <version>0.1.54</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>