diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a32da5e2e..336552574c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <lib.testcontainers.version>2.0.5</lib.testcontainers.version>
         <lib.versatile.version>0.18.1</lib.versatile.version>
         <lib.wiremock.version>2.35.2</lib.wiremock.version>
-        <lib.woodstox.version>7.1.1</lib.woodstox.version>
+        <lib.woodstox.version>7.2.0</lib.woodstox.version>
         <lib.signpost-core.version>2.1.1</lib.signpost-core.version>
         <lib.httpclient.version>4.5.14</lib.httpclient.version>
         <lib.httpclient5.version>5.6.1</lib.httpclient5.version>