diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 541eb28b..e185725b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
 				<artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-				<version>5.3.0</version>
+				<version>5.5.12</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>