diff --git a/itext/pom.xml b/itext/pom.xml
index 099de5877..95fc41b12 100644
--- a/itext/pom.xml
+++ b/itext/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
       <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.2.6</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>