diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index 5e1c2f10cf9..bbd43130051 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.ws.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>wss4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.5.7</version>
+			<version>1.6.17</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>