diff --git a/master/pom.xml b/master/pom.xml
index 0d1a547e1940..b5bca985270b 100644
--- a/master/pom.xml
+++ b/master/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     <sakai.poi.version>3.13</sakai.poi.version>
     <sakai.okiosid.version>2.0</sakai.okiosid.version>
     <generic-dao.version>0.9.18</generic-dao.version>
-    <joda.time.version>2.8.2</joda.time.version>
+    <joda.time.version>2.9</joda.time.version>
     <reflectutils.version>0.9.20</reflectutils.version>
     <!-- Sakai modules that are versioned separately -->
     <!-- lessonbuilder tool pom depends on msgcntr ver prop. Need to add a profile to the LB tool pom to mark change between 10.x master and earlier versions -->