diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a75d78f99..bed826142 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xalan</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7.0</version>
+                <version>2.7.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>