diff --git a/openwis-metadataportal/pom.xml b/openwis-metadataportal/pom.xml
index 61cec7dd3..8090f5f83 100644
--- a/openwis-metadataportal/pom.xml
+++ b/openwis-metadataportal/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>xalan</groupId>
 				<artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-				<version>2.7.1</version>
+				<version>2.7.2</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>xalan</groupId>