diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c5770fb..4518c8cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>xalan</groupId>
     <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0</version>
+    <version>2.7.2</version>
     <scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>