diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b3f3c43..f485675 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ organizationName := "pragmatic-scala.reactiveplatform.xyz"
 startYear := Some(2018)
 licenses += ("Apache-2.0", new URL("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"))
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "2.3.0"
+libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "2.4.0"
 libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-parallel-collections" % "1.2.0"
 //
 libraryDependencies += "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.6.20"