diff --git a/firenio-test/pom.xml b/firenio-test/pom.xml
index b28c87ca2..87669d078 100644
--- a/firenio-test/pom.xml
+++ b/firenio-test/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17</version>
+            <version>4.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>