diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c85db2..ed4906c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ which is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
       <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.3</version>
+      <version>5.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>