diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e765b176d..69e8e624b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.8</version> <!-- Old but latest 1.5.x -->
+                <version>2.1.7</version> <!-- Old but latest 1.5.x -->
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>