diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d9be36432..ce642a0770 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xalan</groupId>
         <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <version>2.7.2</version>
         <scope>runtime</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>