diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b952ac8..17be9f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
+            <version>2.1.7</version>
         </dependency>
      </dependencies>