diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ade32a1..c8c0ed9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-util</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.14</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>