diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c8d3a2..31bfc96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-			<version>1.5.1</version>
+			<version>2.1.7</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>