diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef76926..4a2f80c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xalan</groupId>
       <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.7.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>