diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ccf4b8..291f82e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
             <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15.0</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.vatbub</groupId>