diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2f1c32..132566d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             <!--      excel file handling    -->
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.1</version>
+            <version>4.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>