diff --git a/datarapid-core/pom.xml b/datarapid-core/pom.xml
index 2891fc4..0c884a3 100644
--- a/datarapid-core/pom.xml
+++ b/datarapid-core/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8</version>
+            <version>3.17</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.rosuda.REngine</groupId>