diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf08e11..d0ddbc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi-scratchpad</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17</version>
+            <version>5.2.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>