diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59e95ca231..61b2dccc21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xalan</groupId>
         <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <version>2.7.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>