diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78ae44b9..1ab78ea7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xmlunit</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlunit-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.6.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>