diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93c4d31a..27cf9edf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
             <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.2</version>
+            <version>2.7.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>