diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91deaae..4b7ccb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.3</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.jensd</groupId>