diff --git a/libraries.gradle b/libraries.gradle
index c3f8ce80e8..c272a59f0a 100644
--- a/libraries.gradle
+++ b/libraries.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ext {
             logback: "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:${logbackVersion}",
 
             //JODA-Time
-            joda_time: 'joda-time:joda-time:2.4',
+            joda_time: 'joda-time:joda-time:2.8',
 
             //Hibernate
             hibernate_core: "org.hibernate:hibernate-core:${hibernateVersion}",