diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index d4bafbdcaf..d9e778012d 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
       <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.1</version>
+      <version>2.3.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>