diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15b28152..6b021a37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <!-- jOOQ version 3.7 and above requires Java 1.8.x JDK -->
         <jooq-version>3.7.4</jooq-version>
         <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
-        <shiro-version>1.6.0</shiro-version>
+        <shiro-version>1.12.0</shiro-version>
         <metrics-version>3.1.0</metrics-version>
         <jersey.version>1.19</jersey.version>
         <tomcat.url>http://localhost:8080/manager/text</tomcat.url>