diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d244836b..5a61b6f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-modules</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.1</version>
+                <version>1.12.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.taglibs</groupId>