diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c85db2..55db72b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
       <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.4</version>
+      <version>2.1.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>