diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ff6add7b..9c5fe24aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xalan</groupId>
         <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <version>2.7.2</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>