diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b063ae..f239956 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
 			<artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.0</version>
+			<version>2.3.0.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.owasp.antisamy</groupId>