diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index beb9ad0d..b80078e6 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Sub-modules:
 
 2.19.0 (not yet released)
 
--
+* Woodstox dependency now 7.1.0
 
 2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index dc79f207..60adab51 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
       <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-      <version>7.0.0</version>
+      <version>7.1.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>javax.xml.stream</groupId>