diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 6342c42d..551e170c 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <xerces.version>2.12.0</xerces.version>
-    <xstream.version>1.4.12</xstream.version>
+    <xstream.version>1.4.16</xstream.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>