diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84efe7779c..103fa588d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
         <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-        <version>7.2.1</version>
+        <version>7.2.2</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>