diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71979d818e..cbe60b721a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
             <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>