diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0af0c00d1..cd0d3c757 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
             <artifactId>aalto-xml</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.3.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>