diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 955af2720..08a994f22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     <hc.core.version>4.4.16</hc.core.version>
     <jackson.version>2.14.0</jackson.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>2.14.3</jackson-databind.version>
-    <aalto-xml.version>1.3.2</aalto-xml.version>
+    <aalto-xml.version>1.3.4</aalto-xml.version>
     <xmlunit.version>1.6</xmlunit.version>
     <mockito.core.version>5.3.1</mockito.core.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>