diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85a669e63..26bf4b752 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
             <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>