diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e22e7c5..1b07bf7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,11 +148,10 @@
       <version>1.19</version>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- 1.4.2 to avoid http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/XSTR-709 -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
       <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.2</version>
+      <version>1.4.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>