diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f2792d..c85d199 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.1</version>
+            <version>7.2.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- PostgreSQL JDBC (updated from legacy 8.x with multiple CVEs) -->