diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e614c386..ca0ff55d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         <sonar.organization>fraunhofer-iosb</sonar.organization>
         <systemstubs.version>2.1.7</systemstubs.version>
         <wiremock.version>2.35.2</wiremock.version>
-        <woodstox.version>7.0.0</woodstox.version>
+        <woodstox.version>7.1.0</woodstox.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>