diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29ccf915..5085fd59 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <c3p0.version>0.9.5.5</c3p0.version>
+        <c3p0.version>0.12.0</c3p0.version>
         <commons-cli.version>1.6.0</commons-cli.version>
         <commons-configuration>1.10</commons-configuration>
         <commons-dbutils.version>1.8.1</commons-dbutils.version>