diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce71813..7c77d5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-            <version>5.4.3</version>
+            <version>5.5.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>