diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a8f850..f7301b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
             <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.1</version>
+            <version>2.7.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>