diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 191db534..515f173e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
       <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.7</version>
+      <version>2.2.6</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <dependency>