diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index bb6f36d..a6a14f2 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ scalaVersion := "2.11.12"
 
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-core" % "2.4.0",
+  "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-core" % "2.4.8",
   "com.univocity" % "univocity-parsers" % "2.6.4",
   "org.elasticsearch" %% "elasticsearch-spark-20" % "6.6.0",
   "edu.stanford.nlp" % "stanford-corenlp" % "3.6.0" artifacts(Artifact("stanford-corenlp", "models"), Artifact("stanford-corenlp")),