diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5eeaabc..de4f879 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <project.build.source>1.8</project.build.source>
         <project.build.target>1.8</project.build.target>
 
-        <exist.version>5.1.1</exist.version>
+        <exist.version>5.3.0</exist.version>
 
         <commons-text.version>1.8</commons-text.version>