diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5c08ee..7876170 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	<dependency> 
 		<groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
 		<artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-		<version>6.6.1</version>
+		<version>7.1.0</version>
 		<scope>test</scope>
 	</dependency>    
   </dependencies>