diff --git a/ispyb-bcr/pom.xml b/ispyb-bcr/pom.xml
index 426a943a..88803524 100644
--- a/ispyb-bcr/pom.xml
+++ b/ispyb-bcr/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
 			<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-			<version>3.1-FINAL</version>
+			<version>4.1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>struts-layout</groupId>