diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 817f71a..79a7089 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
                 <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>